After opening with a summary of the appearance, acceptance, and subsequent dismissal of the theory, the author carefully defines the "frontier" and reviews recent evidence on its political, social, and economic characteristics. He discusses the compulsion to migrate and examines other behavioral patterns and traits in his explanation of how and why pioneers moved west. His extensive bibliographic notes constitute a remarkable guide to the literature of many disciplines dealing with the frontier concept.
After opening with a summary of the appearance, acceptance, and subsequent dismissal of the theory, the author carefully defines the "frontier" and reviews recent evidence on its political, social, and economic characteristics. He discusses the compulsion to migrate and examines other behavioral patterns and traits in his explanation of how and why pioneers moved west. His extensive bibliographic notes constitute a remarkable guide to the literature of many disciplines dealing with the frontier concept.
America's Frontier Heritage
320
America's Frontier Heritage
320Paperback
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780826303103 |
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| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Publication date: | 01/01/1975 |
| Series: | Histories of the American Frontier Series |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.72(d) |