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The 20 most iconic films about the U.S. Civil War
The American Civil War was arguably one of the ... release of Alex Garland’s aptly titled Civil War. The best of such films interrogate the nuances of the war and how it caught up with those ...
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The Closing of the American Wilderness
Frederick Jackson Turner presented his thesis, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." He began by quoting from the Census of 1890: "Up to and including 1880 the country had a ...
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1893: Turner's Thesis
Amidst the excitement, Frederick Jackson Turner offered his listeners at a American historians seminar, a new idea. His thesis "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" mournfully ...
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American Experience's "McCarthy" And The Role of Historical Documentaries In Our Modern Democracy
Susan Bellows, Senior Producer of WGBH's American Experience, reflects on the key role historical documentaries play in our modern democracy ahead of the premiere of the series' new film, McCarthy. We ...