From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.
For. history - from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016.
In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian GREG GRANDIN explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.
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Today, though, America hasa new symbol the border wall.
Symbolising a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States belief in itself as an exceptional nation - democratic, individualistic, forward-looking.
Ever since this nations inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity.
From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America