The Frontier Mind

In Kentucky, the first frontier beyond the Appalachians, Arthur K. Moore finds a unique ground for examining some of the basic elements in America's cultural development. There the frontier mind acquired definite form, and there emerged the forces that largely shaped the American West. Moore re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Moore, Arthur Keister, 1914-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lexington] : University of Kentucky Press, [1957]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Philosophy.
National characteristics, American.
Literature.
Intellectual life.
Frontier and pioneer life.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Frontier and pioneer life > Kentucky.
United States.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Vie intellectuelle.
Kentucky > Dans la litterature.
Kentucky > Intellectual life.
Kentucky > In literature.
United States > History > Philosophy.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; CHAPTER 1. A Long View of the Frontier; I. The Garden of the West; CHAPTER 2. Eden Recovered; CHAPTER 3. The Garden Archetype; II. The Heroic Age; CHAPTER 4. The Tenant of the Garden; CHAPTER 5. The Buckskin Hero; CHAPTER 6. The Playful Savage; III. The Forest and the City; CHAPTER 7. The Agent of Progress; CHAPTER 8. The Romance of the Frontier; CHAPTER 9. The Child of Nature; CHAPTER 10. The Rejection of Athens; CHAPTER 11. The Frontier Mind; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y.

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