The end of the myth : from the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America
by Grandin, Greg, 1962- (Author)
Summary
Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" argued that the expansion of settlement across a frontier of "free land" created a uniquely American form of political equality, a vibrant, forward-looking individualism. Grandin explores the effect that constant, relentless expansion had on America's dom... Full description
- 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
- A fortress on the frontier
- A psychological twist
- A golden harvest
- Some demonic suction tube
- More, more, more
- The new preeĢmptor
- Crossing the blood meridian
- Epilogue: The significance of the wall in American history.