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Frederick Jackson Turner

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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People living in different time periods interpret and understand history based on the ideas and concerns that are most important to them at that moment. This means that history is constantly rewritten to reflect the current values, challenges, and perspectives of each generation.

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