Exploring Frederick Jackson Turner's controversial 1893 frontier thesis - why this flawed but influential theory about American identity keeps sparking academic debates despite being thoroughly debunked.
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Turner's frontier thesis became the dominant way Americans understood their own history, offering a coherent explanation for what made the nation special just when people were worried about losing that specialness.
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Ramifications of Frederick Jackson turners thesis and whether it is still considered relavent
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