The End of American Exceptionalism Frontier Anxiety from the Old West to the New Deal |
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| Author:
| Wrobel, David M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7006-0781-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Wrobel illustrates how the perceived demise of the frontier brought about a longing for wilderness and the pioneer spirit. He also emphasizes how it influenced debate on public land and immigration policy, expansionism, and the merits of individualistic and cooperative political systems. He relates how it affected and was affected by such diverse social and political issues such as racism, industrialization, irrigation, tenant farming, class struggle, government intervention, and the...
More DescriptionWrobel illustrates how the perceived demise of the frontier brought about a longing for wilderness and the pioneer spirit. He also emphasizes how it influenced debate on public land and immigration policy, expansionism, and the merits of individualistic and cooperative political systems. He relates how it affected and was affected by such diverse social and political issues such as racism, industrialization, irrigation, tenant farming, class struggle, government intervention, and the naturalist movement.