Frontier myth
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The frontier myth or myth of the West is one of the influential myths in American culture. The frontier is the concept of a place that exists at the edge of a civilization, particularly during a perio
1906 weekly magazine cover
Cover of 1907 Rough Rider Weekly
1866 dime novel cover
Cover of 1888 German edition of The Deerslayer
American frontier
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The American frontier encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settl
Frontier myth
…in American culture. The frontier is the concept of a place that exists at the edge of a civilization, particularly during a period of expansion. The American frontier occurred throughout the 17th to 20th centuries as European Americans colonized and expanded across North America. This period of time became romanticized…
The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American frontier
Daniel Boone escorting settlers through the Cumberland Gap
Siege of Fort Detroit during Pontiac's War in 1763
Native leader Tecumseh killed in battle in 1813 by Richard M. Johnson, who later became vice president