"e;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, "e;The Significance of the Frontier in American History,"e; "e;Contributions of the West to American Democracy,"e; "e;Sections--Or Classes?,"e; Political Institutions and the Frontier,"e; "e;The Frontier and American Institutions: A Criticism of the Turner Theory,"e; "e;The American Frontier-Frontier of What?,"e; "e;Frederick Jackson Turner,"e; "e;The Frontier and the 400 Year Boom,"e; "e;A Meaning for Turner's Frontier, Democracy in the Old Northwest,"e; and "e;Frontier Democracy: Social Aspects."e;"e;-Print ed.