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America's frontier heritage / Ray Allen Billington; foreword by Martin Ridge

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Histories of the American FrontierPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1974 (1993 printing)Description: xviii, 310 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0826314635
  • 9780826314635
  • 0826303102
  • 9780826303103
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973
LOC classification:
  • 002 E 179.5 B598a 1974
Contents:
The history of a theory -- Why and how pioneers moved westward -- The frontier and the American character -- The frontier: cradle of barbarism or civilization -- The structure of frontier society -- Frontier democracy: political aspects -- Frontier democracy: social aspects -- The economic impact of the frontier -- The frontier and the migratory compulsion -- The frontier and American behavioral patterns -- The persistence of frontier traits.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 E 179.5 B598a 1974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000065960

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-302) and index.

The history of a theory -- Why and how pioneers moved westward -- The frontier and the American character -- The frontier: cradle of barbarism or civilization -- The structure of frontier society -- Frontier democracy: political aspects -- Frontier democracy: social aspects -- The economic impact of the frontier -- The frontier and the migratory compulsion -- The frontier and American behavioral patterns -- The persistence of frontier traits.

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