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The frontier in American history.
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- Summary
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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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- Creator
- With a foreword by Ray Allen Billington
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1962]
- Physical Details
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- xx, 375 pages ; 19 cm
- ISBNs
- 0805013210, 9780805013214
- OCLC
- ocm00543686
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Also issued online.
- 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