The Frontier in American History

Number of Chapters: 44

Length: 10 hours and 16 minutes

Language: English

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."

Preface ()

I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 3 (Josh Kirsh)

I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 4 (Colleen McMahon)

II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 3 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 3 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 4 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 5 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 6 (Josh Kirsh)

III - The Old West - Part 7 (Josh Kirsh)

IV - The Middle West - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

IV - The Middle West - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

IV - The Middle West - Part 3 (Josh Kirsh)

IV - The Middle West - Part 4 (Colleen McMahon)

V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 3 (Josh Kirsh)

VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 2 (Colleen McMahon)

VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 3 (Colleen McMahon)

VII - The Problem of the West - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

VII - The Problem of the West - Part 2 (Colleen McMahon)

VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 2 (Colleen McMahon)

VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 3 (Colleen McMahon)

IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 1 (Colleen McMahon)

IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 2 (Colleen McMahon)

IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 3 (Colleen McMahon)

X - Pioneer Ideals and the State University - Part 1 (Colleen McMahon)

X - Pioneer Ideals and the State University - Part 2 (Colleen McMahon)

XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 3 (Josh Kirsh)

XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 1 (Colleen McMahon)

XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 2 (Colleen McMahon)

XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 3 (Colleen McMahon)

XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 1 (Josh Kirsh)

XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 2 (Josh Kirsh)

XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 3 (Colleen McMahon)

The audiobook The Frontier in American History falls under the genres of History. It is written by Frederick Jackson Turner.

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