The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.

The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.
Frederick Jackson Turner

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Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.
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The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development. Frederick Jackson Turner

The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development.
Frederick Jackson Turner