Introduction: the significance of the frontier myth in American history -- pt. 1. The mythology of progressivism, 1880-1902 -- The winning of the West: Theodore Roosevelt's frontier thesis, 1880-1900 ...
The Wild West is often romanticized as a land of outlaws, lawmen, and untamed wilderness, but one lesser-known player in this rugged saga is cannabis. Once a vital crop and a medicinal staple, ...
The significance of the frontier in American history.--The first official frontier of the Massachusetts Bay.--The old West.--The Middle West.--The Ohio Valley in American history.--The significance of ...
In 1893 a young historian addressed the American Historical Association, which was meeting at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Frederick Jackson Turner presented his thesis, "The Significance of ...
In 1754, a 22-year-old newly promoted Lt. Col. George Washington led a ragtag band of militia through the wilds of western Pennsylvania on behalf of the British Crown. His assignment was to recruit ...