The frontier in American history.
With a foreword by Ray Allen Billington.
- New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston [1962]
- xx, 375 pages 19 cm
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Includes bibliographical references.
The significance of the frontier in American history. -- The first official frontier of the Massachusetts Bay. -- The old West. -- The Middle West. -- The Ohio Valley in American history. -- The significance of the Mississippi Valley in American history. -- The problem of the West. -- Dominant forces in western life. -- Contributions of the West to American democracy. -- Pioneer ideals and the state university. -- The West and American ideals. -- Social forces in American history. -- Middle western pioneer democracy.
A collection of studies presenting a view of American expansion and the significance of the frontier in shaping American character, ideals, and democracy.
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