The Great Frontier

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1975. 4th Print. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. Paperback. 8vo. 140 Pgs.. Nr Fine. The Great Frontier by Walter Prescott Webb. Published by University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1975. 4th Printing. Paperback. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. 438 Pgs. ISBN 0292727062. LCCN 64-10321. Introduction by Arnold J Toynbee. The purpose of this book is to present an historical hypothesis set forth in the first chapter and elaborated in the succeeding ones for the consideration of scholars in divers fields of learning. It is important that the reader understand two terms which appear throughout and are given a special meaning. The Great Frontier is one and the Metropolis is the other. The first term is applied to all the new lands discovered at the opening of the sixteenth century; the second refers to the community of western Europe without regard to political divisions. The story is intended to outline some of the relationships between the Great Frontier and the Metropolis during modern times, and to show how the individual fared in the interaction between forces. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 10000.