vxiii+557pp. Illus. in text. A biography of Frederick Jackson Turner, best known for his 1893 essay 'The Significance of the Frontier in America'. He was a leader in establishing the field of Western American history. Born in 1862, Turner grew up in Portage, Wisconsin and went on to achieve success as history professor at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard. The author presents a portrait of this brilliant thinker, scholar, mentor and teacher. Selected Bibliography and Index.

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