We can see Red River oxcarts passing through the unpaved streets of Minneapolis. In J. E. Whitneys Gems of Minnesota Scenery. we can see how the refugees of 1862 looked sitting at dinner on the prairie amidst their carts and belongings. So exciting a subject as the American frontier could not have failed to attract the interest of American historians. and from about 1900 to the eve of the Second World War. much of the energy of American historians went into describing and attempting to explain the influence of the frontier. The frontier. it was held. was the greatest influence in our history in the democratization of our land.
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