Project Gutenberg 2007-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 1244 Turner, Frederick Jackson 1861 1932 Turner, F. J. (Frederick Jackson) The Frontier in American History E-text prepared by Fritz Ohrenschall, Michael Zeug, Lisa Reigel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Frontier in American History" by Frederick Jackson Turner is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the significant role of the American frontier in shaping the nation's character, democracy, and identity. Turner emphasizes the transformative impact of the frontier experience on American society, asserting that it fostered a unique set of social and political ideals distinct from those of Europe. The opening of this influential text sets the stage for an analysis of the frontier's evolution, illustrating how the westward expansion of American settlers led to a profound redefinition of identity and institutions across the nation. Turner introduces his central theme: the frontier as a dynamic meeting point between civilization and wilderness. He reflects on the discontinuation of a unified frontier line as noted in the 1890 census and contemplates the historical implications of this transformation on both American and European contexts. Throughout his introduction, Turner hints at the complex interplay between the settlers’ experiences and the evolving American ideals that emerged through continuous re-engagement with wilderness and its associated challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/22994/22994-h/images/titlepageimage.png en United States -- Territorial expansion United States -- History Frontier and pioneer life -- United States Frontier thesis E151 Text United States Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 986141 985970 2024-09-10T06:01:46.314461 2023-09-10T09:25:14.705623 text/html text/html 956694 2007-10-14T17:28:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 19279253 2021-01-03T02:49:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20066613 2024-09-10T06:04:04.442226 application/epub+zip 19912246 2024-09-10T06:02:36.220206 application/epub+zip 370364 2024-09-10T06:01:48.941450 application/epub+zip 191563938 2024-09-10T06:04:39.911575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191398146 2024-09-10T06:03:07.532578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590442 2022-09-10T16:13:18.334682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751635 751525 2024-09-10T06:01:42.516475 2023-09-10T09:25:11.410601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 751313 2021-01-03T02:49:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 272012 2021-01-03T02:49:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 751327 2021-01-03T02:49:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271923 2021-01-03T02:49:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21474 2024-09-10T06:04:40.461532 application/rdf+xml 24291 2024-09-10T06:01:49.191425 image/jpeg 4477 2024-09-10T06:01:49.063409 image/jpeg 19266831 2024-09-10T06:01:47.852433 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.citizendium