Genesis of a Virginia frontier [manuscript] : the origins of Franklin County, Virginia, 1740-1785 / T. Keister Greer, 1946.

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Genesis of a Virginia frontier [manuscript] : the origins of Franklin County, Virginia, 1740-1785 / T. Keister Greer, 1946.

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Essay, 1946, on the early history of Franklin County, Va., and the related frontier (Virginia) counties of Bedford, Brunswick, Halifax, Henry, Lunenberg, and Pittsylvania, incorporating discussion of Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis and its application to the Virginia frontier. The essay concentrates on the exploration and settlement of the region, including accounts of the Ray, Rentfro, and Randolph families' roles in Franklin County's history, and interactions of Native Americans with the settlers.

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Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932

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Frederick Jackson Turner, professor and historian, became a leading scholar after he published, in 1893, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," his revolutionary thesis that American society owed its distincitve characteristics to experience with an undeveloped frontier. He was born on November 14, 1861 in Portage, Wisconsin, the son of Andrew Jackson Turner, a journalist and politician. His scholary work was first carried on at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he t...

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Greer, T. Keister, 1921-

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Historian of Charlottesville, Va. From the description of Genesis of a Virginia frontier [manuscript] : the origins of Franklin County, Virginia, 1740-1785 / T. Keister Greer, 1946. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647860958 ...