"THE TURNER THESIS: CONCERNING THE ROLE OF THE FRONTIER IN AMERICAN HISTORY is a series of critical essays on both sides of the debates regarding the settling of the western portion of the North American Continent. Essays include, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," "Contributions of the West to American Democracy," "Sections--Or Classes?," Political Institutions and the Frontier," "The Frontier and American Institutions: A Criticism of the Turner Theory," "The American Frontier—Frontier of What?," "Frederick Jackson Turner," "The Frontier and the 400 Year Boom," "A Meaning for Turner's Frontier, Democracy in the Old Northwest," and "Frontier Democracy: Social Aspects.""—Print ed.