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The 13 pages that link to Frontier thesis, each with the reason it gives.

• American frontierRelated: It is a historical interpretation of frontier influence, not the frontier itself.

• Frederick Jackson TurnerBroader topic: Turner’s 1893 essay introduced this influential interpretation of national development.

• Revisionist WesternRelated: Its influential account of frontier development became a target for later challenges to settlement mythology.

• Wild West showRelated: The shows converted a powerful national story about frontier identity into theatrical spectacle.

• FrontierBroader topic: It turned one national frontier into a broad explanation of political and cultural development.

• Western fictionRelated: The thesis helped frame the historical ideas that Western fiction repeatedly dramatizes and disputes.

• Frontier mythBroader topic: It translated frontier ideals into a broad claim about national development.

• American WestCompared with: Its influential account of national development centered settler experience and marginalized Indigenous histories.

• Billy the KidRelated: Its national mythmaking helps explain why outlaw stories became symbols of the West.

• Kit CarsonCompared with: Turner’s influential framework centers settlement and national development, while Carson’s campaigns reveal dispossession.

• Sundance KidRelated: The outlaw legend grew within the broader mythology of the American frontier.

• Edward ChanningCompared with: Turner offered a distinct explanation of national development from Channing’s narrative.

• Louis L’AmourRelated: Turner’s influential account offers historical context for the frontier ideals in L’Amour’s fiction.