The Significance of the Frontier in American History (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frederick Jackson Turner
- First Published: 1894
- Type of Work: History
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: History, United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, Eighteenth century, Historians, Historiography, Frontier or pioneer life
Critical Evaluation:
On July 12, 1893, an annual meeting of the fledgling American Historical Association was held in Chicago to coincide with the Columbia Exposition. The exposition celebrated the four hundredth anniversary of Christopher Columbus. A man from Wisconsin, Frederick Jackson Turner, got up to deliver a paper before the American Historical Association. “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” permanently altered the study of American history in schools and colleges.
Frederick Jackson Turner’s paper was often reprinted, but it was not...
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