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Page ix
... American West . The intellectual interest generated by the frontier gave rise to what is called the " frontier thesis of American history , " sometimes called the " Turner thesis . " One of the most influential writings ever produced in ...
... American West . The intellectual interest generated by the frontier gave rise to what is called the " frontier thesis of American history , " sometimes called the " Turner thesis . " One of the most influential writings ever produced in ...
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... American history . Its immediate relevance to agricultural devel- opment is obvious , although the " farmers ' frontier " is only one of several that marked the growth of the United States . From Frederick L. Paxson , History of the ...
... American history . Its immediate relevance to agricultural devel- opment is obvious , although the " farmers ' frontier " is only one of several that marked the growth of the United States . From Frederick L. Paxson , History of the ...
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... American idea of the importance of the na- tion's economic , political , and social welfare to the small holder , " that preeminently typi- cal American , the farmer who owns his own farm . " Like many more judicious econo- mists , he ...
... American idea of the importance of the na- tion's economic , political , and social welfare to the small holder , " that preeminently typi- cal American , the farmer who owns his own farm . " Like many more judicious econo- mists , he ...
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