The Frontier in American History

Frederick Jackson Turner

Apr 2012 · Courier Corporation

About this ebook

Written in 1893, this enormously influential survey revised previous interpretations of U. S. history with its exploration of frontier life's impact on a transplanted civilization. Author Frederick Jackson Turner examines in depth the frontier's role in developing a unique and democratic society and its promotion of self-reliance, independence, immigration, and westward expansion.
Subjects include "The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay," "The Old West," "The Ohio Valley in American History," "Contributions of the West to American Democracy," "Social Forces in American History," "Middle Western Pioneer Democracy," and many other topics. This edition features a new Introduction that traces the book's significance. Students, teachers, historians, and anyone with an interest in American history will find it a fascinating resource.

Ratings and reviews

I had to read this book as a summer assignment for APUSH. It was the most awful thing I've ever had to read in my entire life. I opened it to start the assignment in early July and after reading the first two pages I threw the book across the room where it stayed until the week before school. Being forced to read this seriously made me consider dropping out of school and starting a new life as a farmer in a foreign country.