TY - BOOK AU - Jones,Mary Ellen TI - The American frontier: opposing viewpoints T2 - American history series SN - 1565100859 (paper) AV - E179.5 .A47733 1994 U1 - 978/.02 20 PY - 1994/// CY - San Diego PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Frontier thesis KW - Local KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - United States KW - Territorial expansion KW - West U.S KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-301) and index; The frontier thesis -- The frontier and the native American -- The wilderness versus the pioneer -- Gender and race on the frontier -- The creation of frontier mythic heroes -- The frontier and today's popular culture ER -