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| Author | : Gregory H. Nobles |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0809016028 |
Now available in a paperback edition, AMERICAN FRONTIERS is a perceptive account of this country's geopolitical developments and diverse frontier cultures. With clarity and intellectual vigor, Gregory H. Nobles shows us not only the culture and social composition of the West but also the centuries of expansion and conquest all over the continent that created our nation as we know it today.
| Author | : Peter Boag |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2011-09-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0520949951 |
Americans have long cherished romantic images of the frontier and its colorful cast of characters, where the cowboys are always rugged and the ladies always fragile. But in this book, Peter Boag opens an extraordinary window onto the real Old West. Delving into countless primary sources and surveying sexological and literary sources, Boag paints a vivid picture of a West where cross-dressing—for both men and women—was pervasive, and where easterners as well as Mexicans and even Indians could redefine their gender and sexual identities. Boag asks, why has this history been forgotten and erased? Citing a cultural moment at the turn of the twentieth century—when the frontier ended, the United States entered the modern era, and homosexuality was created as a category—Boag shows how the American people, and thus the American nation, were bequeathed an unambiguous heterosexual identity.
| Author | : Mary Ellen Jones |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 1998-11-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1573566640 |
The nineteenth century American frontier comes alive for students and interested readers in this unique exploration of westward expansion. This study examines the daily lives of ordinary men and women who flooded into the Trans-Mississippi West in search of land, fortune, a fresh start, and a new identity. Their daily life was rarely easy. If they were to survive, they had to adapt to the land and modify every aspect of their lives, from housing to transportation, from education to defense, from food gathering and preparation to the establishment of rudimentary laws and social structures. They also had to adapt to the Native Americans already on the land—whether through acculturation, warfare, or coexistence. Jones provides insight into the experiences that affected the daily lives of the diverse people who inhabited the American frontier: the Native Americans, trappers, explorers, ranchers, homesteaders, soldiers and townspeople. This fascinating book gives a sense of the extraordinary ordinariness of surviving, prospering, failing, and dying in a new land; and explores how these westering Americans inevitably displaced those already bound to the land by tradition, culture, and religion. A wealth of illustrations complement the text of this easy-to use reference.
| Author | : Frederic Logan Paxson |
| Publisher | : New York, Houghton Mifflin |
| Total Pages | : 636 |
| Release | : 1924 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1925, Paxson was the first American historian presenting the War of Independence from both American as well as British points of view.
| Author | : Theodore Roosevelt |
| Publisher | : Good Press |
| Total Pages | : 915 |
| Release | : 2023-11-17 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
The Winning of the West: A History of the American Frontiers by Theodore Roosevelt is a compelling and comprehensive account of the expansion of the American frontier during the 18th and 19th centuries. Roosevelt adeptly intertwines historical facts with his own perspective on the significance of westward expansion, shaping the narrative into a vivid and engaging read. His writing style is both informative and engaging, making this book a valuable resource for those interested in American history. With detailed accounts of key events such as the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, Roosevelt captures the essence of the frontier experience. Theodore Roosevelt, a former President of the United States, was deeply passionate about American history and the concept of Manifest Destiny. His firsthand knowledge of political and military affairs, as well as his love for the great outdoors, greatly influenced the writing of The Winning of the West. Through this book, Roosevelt aimed to educate and inspire readers about the pioneering spirit that shaped the nation. I highly recommend The Winning of the West to anyone interested in exploring the history of the American frontier in a well-researched and captivating manner. Theodore Roosevelt's authoritative voice and nuanced storytelling make this book a must-read for history buffs and enthusiasts of American literature.
| Author | : Jay H. Buckley |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 357 |
| Release | : 2015-05-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442249595 |
The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, France, Russia, England, and others. The focus is upon Euro-American activities in frontier exploration and development, but the roles of indigenous peoples in these processes is highlighted throughout. The history of this period is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on explorers, adventurers, traders, religious orders, developers, and indigenous peoples. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the development of the American frontier.
| Author | : Frederic Logan Paxson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 480 |
| Release | : 1918 |
| Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : William C. Davis |
| Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780806131290 |
The author of "The Fighting Men of the Civil War" now masterfully chronicles the grand history of the territory beyond the Mississippi, with particular attention to exploration, expansion, conflict, and settlement.
| Author | : Frederick Jackson Turner |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2014-02-13 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 9781614275725 |
2014 Reprint of 1894 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. The "Frontier Thesis" or "Turner Thesis," is the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1894 that American democracy was formed by the American Frontier. He stressed the process-the moving frontier line-and the impact it had on pioneers going through the process. He also stressed consequences of a ostensibly limitless frontier and that American democracy and egalitarianism were the principle results. In Turner's thesis the American frontier established liberty by releasing Americans from European mindsets and eroding old, dysfunctional customs. The frontier had no need for standing armies, established churches, aristocrats or nobles, nor for landed gentry who controlled most of the land and charged heavy rents. Frontier land was free for the taking. Turner first announced his thesis in a paper entitled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," delivered to the American Historical Association in 1893 in Chicago. He won very wide acclaim among historians and intellectuals. Turner's emphasis on the importance of the frontier in shaping American character influenced the interpretation found in thousands of scholarly histories. By the time Turner died in 1932, 60% of the leading history departments in the U.S. were teaching courses in frontier history along Turnerian lines.
| Author | : Ray Allen Billington |
| Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 918 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
When it appeared in 1949, the first edition of Ray Allen Billington's 'Westward Expansion' set a new standard for scholarship in western American history, and the book's reputation among historians, scholars, and students grew through four subsequent editions. This abridgment and revision of Billington and Martin Ridge's fifth edition, with a new introduction and additional scholarship by Ridge, as well as an updated bibliography, focuses on the Trans-Mississippi frontier. Although the text sets out the remarkable story of the American frontier, which became, almost from the beginning, an archetypal narrative of the new American nation's successful expansion, the authors do not forget the social, environmental, and human cost of national expansion.
