The frontier is the outer edge of the wave—the meeting-point between savagery and civilization... And line of most rapid and effective Americanization. The wilderness masters the colonist.

Frederick Jackson Turner

The Significance of the Frontier in American History

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American frontier

Author

Frederick Jackson Turner

Source

The Significance of the Frontier in American History

Medium

Essay

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Historian Academic Writer

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United States

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Turner, Frederick Jackson. The Significance of the Frontier in American History. 1893

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