Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.
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Frederick Jackson Turner
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About Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thesis. He trained many PhDs who went on to become well-known historians. He promoted interdisciplinary and quantitative methods, often with an emphasis on the Midwestern United States.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Frederick Jackson TurnerEach age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.