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Westward Movement or Western Frontier The existence of an area of western territory open to settlement was one of the facts of life throughout nineteenth - century America . Interpretations of this fact vary but its pervasive importance ...
Westward Movement or Western Frontier The existence of an area of western territory open to settlement was one of the facts of life throughout nineteenth - century America . Interpretations of this fact vary but its pervasive importance ...
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THE AMERICAN FRONTIER For more than a century the American western frontier was one of the most significant facts in American history . Its immediate relevance to agricultural development is obvious , although the " farmers ' frontier ...
THE AMERICAN FRONTIER For more than a century the American western frontier was one of the most significant facts in American history . Its immediate relevance to agricultural development is obvious , although the " farmers ' frontier ...
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The uniformity of frontier life did ers , and almost no certain domestic help . not make for toleration . There were no barriers of caste to prevent a His intense individuation made him man from rising in the esteem of his comlikely to ...
The uniformity of frontier life did ers , and almost no certain domestic help . not make for toleration . There were no barriers of caste to prevent a His intense individuation made him man from rising in the esteem of his comlikely to ...
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Contents
17601840 | 1 |
The Agrarian Democracy Under Fire | 2 |
Triumphant | 8 |
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| Title | Agrarianism in American History Studies in history and politics |
| Author | Louis M. Douglas |
| Editors | Louis H. Douglas, Louis M. Douglas |
| Compiled by | Louis M. Douglas |
| Contributor | Louis H. Douglas |
| Publisher | Heath, 1969 |
| Length | 211 pages |
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