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The Frontier in American History

Name: The Frontier in American History
Author: Frederick Jackson Turner

Frederick Jackson Turner

Read by Josh Kirsh and Colleen McMahon · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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00 - Preface (3:55)
01 - I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 1 (12:50)
02 - I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 2 (12:31)
03 - I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 3 (12:10)
04 - I - The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Part 4 (25:42)
05 - II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 1 (11:51)
06 - II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 2 (12:53)
07 - II - The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay - Part 3 (16:08)
08 - III - The Old West - Part 1 (12:41)
09 - III - The Old West - Part 2 (11:30)
10 - III - The Old West - Part 3 (12:15)
11 - III - The Old West - Part 4 (12:04)
12 - III - The Old West - Part 5 (16:07)
13 - III - The Old West - Part 6 (14:01)
14 - III - The Old West - Part 7 (7:09)
15 - IV - The Middle West - Part 1 (12:09)
16 - IV - The Middle West - Part 2 (12:44)
17 - IV - The Middle West - Part 3 (14:59)
18 - IV - The Middle West - Part 4 (16:58)
19 - V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 1 (11:49)
20 - V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 2 (12:10)
21 - V - The Ohio Valley in American History - Part 3 (9:31)
22 - VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 1 (12:30)
23 - VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 2 (13:53)
24 - VI - The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History - Part 3 (21:18)
25 - VII - The Problem of the West - Part 1 (14:51)
26 - VII - The Problem of the West - Part 2 (16:42)
27 - VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 1 (13:18)
28 - VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 2 (14:27)
29 - VIII - Dominant Forces in Western Life - Part 3 (11:24)
30 - IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 1 (13:22)
31 - IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 2 (15:56)
32 - IX - Contributions of the West to American Democracy - Part 3 (20:41)
33 - X - Pioneer Ideals and the State University - Part 1 (19:14)
34 - X - Pioneer Ideals and the State University - Part 2 (20:07)
35 - XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 1 (11:07)
36 - XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 2 (13:20)
37 - XI - The West and American Ideals - Part 3 (12:25)
38 - XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 1 (17:40)
39 - XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 2 (15:15)
40 - XII - Social Forces in American History - Part 3 (12:36)
41 - XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 1 (11:19)
42 - XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 2 (12:09)
43 - XIII - Middle Western Pioneer Democracy - Part 3 (18:48)

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