The Significance of Sections in American History
The frontier has always been a quintessential part of what makes America unique, and according to renowned historian Frederick Jackson Turner, it did more than stoke the imaginations of early pioneers -- it actually helped to shape American democracy and institutions. This engaging volume explains and expands on Turner's Frontier Thesis, one of the most significant concepts in the study of American history.
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- The Floating Press
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN-13
- 9781776533671
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Frontier ThesisAmerican democracySectionalism
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWonMajor(1933)
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