History of the American Frontier. Pulitzer Prize for History 1925. Illustrated
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History of the American Frontier. Pulitzer Prize for History 1925. Illustrated

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History of the American Frontier. Pulitzer Prize for History 1925. Illustrated

About this book

History of the American Frontier, 1763–1893 by Frederic L. Paxson is a groundbreaking and influential study of how the frontier shaped the development of the United States. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1925, this work expands on Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis," offering a detailed chronicle of westward expansion over more than a century. Paxson traces the movement of settlers from the Appalachian Mountains to the Pacific coast, examining the economic, political, and cultural transformations that accompanied each stage of growth. He explores the impact of migration, conflict with Native American populations, the rise of agriculture and railroads, and the emergence of new states and social structures born from frontier life. More than just a story of conquest and expansion, Paxson's work presents the frontier as a dynamic force that shaped American democracy, identity, and innovation. Rich in research and insight, this book remains a foundational text for understanding the American experience and its restless spirit of exploration.

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Information

Publisher
Asimis Books
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9786178781088
Subtopic
History of Education

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 The American frontier of 1763
  3. Chapter 2 The forks of the Ohio
  4. Chapter 3 The Shenandoah country and the Tennessee
  5. Chapter 4 The rear of the revolution
  6. Chapter 5 The land problem
  7. Chapter 6 Creation of the public domain
  8. Chapter 7 The national land system
  9. Chapter 8 The Old Northwest
  10. Chapter 9 The Western boundaries
  11. Chapter 10 The first new states
  12. Chapter 11 Political theories of the frontier
  13. Chapter 12 Jeffersonian democracy
  14. Chapter 13 The frontier of 1800
  15. Chapter 14 Ohio: the clash of principles
  16. Chapter 15 The purchase of Louisiana
  17. Chapter 16 Problems of the Southwest border
  18. Chapter 17 The bonds of unity
  19. Chapter 18 The Wabash frontier: Tecumseh, 1811
  20. Chapter 19 The Western war of 1812
  21. Chapter 20 Stabilizing the frontier
  22. Chapter 21 The great migration
  23. Chapter 22 Statehood on the Ohio: Indiana and Illinois
  24. Chapter 23 The cotton kingdom: Mississippi and Alabama
  25. Chapter 24 Missouri: the new sectionalism
  26. Chapter 25 Public land reform
  27. Chapter 26 Frontier finance
  28. Chapter 27 The American system
  29. Chapter 28 Jacksonian democracy
  30. Chapter 29 The East, and the Western markets
  31. Chapter 30 The Western internal improvements
  32. Chapter 31 The permanent Indian frontier, 1825-1841
  33. Chapter 32 The Mississippi Valley boom
  34. Chapter 33 The border states: Michigan and Arkansas
  35. Chapter 34 The independent state of Texas
  36. Chapter 35 1837: the prostrate West
  37. Chapter 36 The trail to Santa Fe
  38. Chapter 37 The settlement of Oregon
  39. Chapter 38 The “State” of Deseret
  40. Chapter 39 The war with Mexico
  41. Chapter 40 The conquest of California
  42. Chapter 41 Far West and politics
  43. Chapter 42 Preemption
  44. Chapter 43 The frontier of the forties
  45. Chapter 44 The railroad age
  46. Chapter 45 Land grants and the Western roads
  47. Chapter 46 Kansas-Nebraska and the Indian country
  48. Chapter 47 “Pike’s peak or bust!”
  49. Chapter 48 The frontier of the mineral empire
  50. Chapter 49 The overland route
  51. Chapter 50 The public lands: wide open
  52. Chapter 51 The plains in the Civil War
  53. Chapter 52 The Union Pacific railroad
  54. Chapter 53 The disruption of the tribes
  55. Chapter 54 The panic of 1873
  56. Chapter 55 Frontier panaceas
  57. Chapter 56 The cow country
  58. Chapter 57 The closed frontier
  59. Chapter 58 The admission of the “Omnibus” states
  60. Chapter 59 The disappearance of the frontier