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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This 1893 survey ranks among the most important books about the impact of frontier life on U.S. society. It examines the frontier's role in promoting self-reliance, independence, democracy, immigration, and westward expansion.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Written in 1893, this enormously influential survey revised previous interpretations of U. S. history with its exploration of frontier life's impact on a transplanted civilization. Author Frederick Jackson Turner examines in depth the frontier's role in developing a unique and democratic society and its promotion of self-reliance, independence, immigration, and westward expansion. <br>Subjects include "The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay," "The Old West," "The Ohio Valley in American History," "Contributions of the West to American Democracy," "Social Forces in American History," "Middle Western Pioneer Democracy," and many other topics. This edition features a new Introduction that traces the book's significance. Students, teachers, historians, and anyone with an interest in American history will find it a fascinating resource.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) taught American history at the University of Wisconsin from 1890 to 1910 and at Harvard from 1910 until his retirement in 1922.<br>Alan Bogue is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of <i>Frederick Jackson Turner: Strange Roads Going Down.</i>

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