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Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) presented an essay at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 that would change the study of American History forever. This essay would ultimately be published with twelve supporting articles to form "The Frontier in American History". Turner was an innovator in that he was one of the first to call attention to the Frontier as an integral part of the study of The United States of America. Turner himself grew up on...
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Columbia studies in the social sciences volume 20, no. 2
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AMS Press
Pub. Date
1967
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334 p. 23 cm.
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English
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2021.
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English
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"Riveting...A great read, full of colorful characters and outrageous confrontations back when the west was still wild." —George R.R. Martin
A propulsive and panoramic history of one of the most dramatic stories never told—the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West.
It is difficult to imagine now, but for...
A propulsive and panoramic history of one of the most dramatic stories never told—the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West.
It is difficult to imagine now, but for...
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English
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From Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America’s westward expansion comes to life in the hands of a writer fascinated by the way individual lives link up, illuminate one another, and collectively impact history.
Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the North American continent, from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality...
Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the North American continent, from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality...
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Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2017.
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13 audio discs (16.05 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this blatant violation of national sovereignty was only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. Now, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that people can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's...
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Department of State publication volume 635, etc
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Government Printing Office
Pub. Date
1936.
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v. illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Contains the records of the territorial governments and range widely in scope such as petitions of private persons to territorial governors regarding land, trade or protection from Indians or brigands, appointments to public office such as Justice of the Peace, records regarding military forts and actions, correspondence from the territorial government to the United States Congress, President and other federal officials. The names of early pioneers...
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