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Frontier in American History

Frederick Jackson Turner was an extremely influential U.S. historian, who is best known for his "frontier thesis", which proposed that American democracy was profoundly shaped by the existence of an undeveloped frontier area from the founding through the 1880s. He originally put forth his idea in the essay "The Significance of the Frontier in American History", published just three years after the frontier was "officially closed" in 1890. He continued to elaborate on the frontier thesis as well as the influence of sectionalism, and the unique contributions of the Midwest to American democracy. His theory and other writings are still debated by modern day historians. This work, The Frontier in American History, collects a number of Turner's essays and speeches, including "The Significance of the Frontier in American History."

Year of Publication: 1921Genres: History

Running Time: 10 hours 16 minutes 53 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface	3:56
2	I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	12:50
3	I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	12:32
4	I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 3 Josh Kirsh	12:10
5	I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 4 Colleen McMahon	25:43
6	II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	11:52
7	II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	12:54
8	II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 3 Josh Kirsh	16:08
9	III - The Old West - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	12:41
10	III - The Old West - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	11:30
11	III - The Old West - Part 3 Josh Kirsh	12:15
12	III - The Old West - Part 4 Josh Kirsh	12:05
13	III - The Old West - Part 5 Josh Kirsh	16:07
14	III - The Old West - Part 6 Josh Kirsh	14:02
15	III - The Old West - Part 7 Josh Kirsh	7:10
16	IV - The Middle West - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	12:09
17	IV - The Middle West - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	12:44
18	IV - The Middle West - Part 3 Josh Kirsh	15:00
19	IV - The Middle West - Part 4 Colleen McMahon	16:59
20	V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	11:49
21	V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	12:10
22	V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 3 Josh Kirsh	9:32
23	VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	12:31
24	VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 2 Colleen McMahon	13:54
25	VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 3 Colleen McMahon	21:19
26	VII - The Problem of the West - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	14:52
27	VII - The Problem of the West - Part 2 Colleen McMahon	16:42
28	VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	13:18
29	VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 2 Colleen McMahon	14:28
30	VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 3 Colleen McMahon	11:24
31	IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 1 Colleen McMahon	13:23
32	IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 2 Colleen McMahon	15:56
33	IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 3 Colleen McMahon	20:41
34	X - Pioneer Ideals and the State University - Part 1 Colleen McMahon	19:15
35	X - Pioneer Ideals and the State University - Part 2 Colleen McMahon	20:07
36	XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	11:07
37	XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	13:20
38	XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 3 Josh Kirsh	12:26
39	XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 1 Colleen McMahon	17:41
40	XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 2 Colleen McMahon	15:16
41	XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 3 Colleen McMahon	12:37
42	XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 1 Josh Kirsh	11:20
43	XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 2 Josh Kirsh	12:09
44	XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 3 Colleen McMahon	18:49