Analysis of Frederick Jackson Turner's The Significance of the Frontier in American History

Turner’s much-anthologized 1893 essay argues that the vast western frontier shaped the modern American character—and the course of US history. Interacting with both the wilderness and Native Americans, settlers on the frontier developed institutions and character traits quite distinct from Europe.

Eseul lui Frederick Jackson Turner din 1893 despre istoria Statelor Unite ramane una dintre cele mai faimoase si influente opere din canonul american. Acesta este un testament al puterilor lui Turner de sinteza creativa; in cateva pagini scurte, el a reusit sa redefineasca modul in care generatii intregi de americani au inteles felul in care tara lor a fost modelata si propriul lor caracter modelat de experienta de la frontiera.