Behind institutions, behind constitutional forms and modifications, lie the vital forces that call these organs into life and shape them to meet changing condit

The Frontier in American History is a collection of works related to the history of American colonization of Wild West. Turner expresses his views on how the id

This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation’s expansion into the Great West was directly linked to

In 1893 a young Frederick Jackson Turner stood before the American Historical Association and delivered his famous frontier thesis. To a less than enthusiastic

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