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The frontier is the outer edge of the wave-the meeting-point between savagery and… — Frederick Jackson Turner

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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 · 1893
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American frontier
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Historical literature
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1893
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Frederick Jackson Turner
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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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