Does the Frontier Experience Make America Exceptional?

Name: Does the Frontier Experience Make America Exceptional?
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ISBN: 9780312183097

ISBN-10: 0312183097

ISBN-13: 9780312183097

Edition: 1999

Authors: Frederick Jackson Turner, Richard White, Glenda Riley, Richard W. Etulain

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In 1893, Frederick Jackson Turner set forth his thesis that the frontier made America unique. The five works in this volume include Turner's speech and modern essays that examine how the frontier informs questions of American identity.

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 4/16/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 132
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


A Note for Students



Introduction


The Frontier and American Exceptionalism


Frederick Jackson Turner and the Frontier


Historians and the Turner Thesis



Some Current Questions



How was the idea of the "frontier" born?


The Significance of the Frontier in American History




How has the idea of the frontier shaped our imagination?


When Frederick Jackson Turner and Buffalo Bill Cody Both Played Chicago in 1893




Whose frontier is it?


Frederick Jackson Turner Overlooked the Ladies




Is the frontier idea still valid for the twenty-first century?


The Life of an Idea: The Significance of Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis




Will region replace frontier?


New West, True West: Interpreting the Region's History




How should we interpret the frontier/West?


Western History: Why the Past May Be Changing



Making Connections


Suggestions for Further Reading