Pulitzer Prize General Non Fiction Winner
The End of the Myth
by Greg Grandin
Summary
A history of the "American Frontier" myth and how its closure led to the displacement of American aggression from outward expansion to internal walls.
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Historical Context & Significance
Grandin argues that for 200 years, the "frontier" acted as a safety valve for American tensions; without it, the nation has turned inward on itself.