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

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The Significance of the Frontier in American History

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Essay

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Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

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Historian Academic Writer

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United States

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Turner, Frederick Jackson. "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." American Historical Association meeting. 1893, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. "The Path of the Law." Address to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts at the dedication of the new hall of the Boston University School of Law. 8 Jan. 1897, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA, USA.

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. "The Path of the Law." The Essential Holmes: Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, edited by Richard A. Posner. University of Chicago Press, 1997.