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The end of the myth : from the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America

text The end of the myth : from the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America

Grandin, Greg

Summary
"From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall. Ever since this nation's inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has bee... Read more
Contents
Introduction : fleeing forward -- All that space -- The alpha and the omega -- A Caucasian democracy -- The safety valve -- Are you ready for all these wars? -- The true relief -- The outer edge -- The pact of 1898 -- Fortress on the frontier -- A... Read more
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Description
xii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2019
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Fife Lake Public Library 973 GRA in Adult Non-fiction Available
Woodmere (Main Branch) 973 GRA in Adult Non-fiction Available

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