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Frederic L. Paxson

Born

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

February 23, 1877

Died

October 24, 1948

Genre

History

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Frederic Logan Paxson was an American historian, and an authority on the American West.

He earned his degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.

From 1932 to 1947 he served as professor at the University of California.

He also served as President of the Organization of American Historians.

He won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1925 for History of the American Frontier.

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Frederic L. Paxson’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 347 ratings · 36 reviews · 130 distinct works • Similar authors

	History of the American Frontier - 1763-1893 3.83 avg rating — 266 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE LAST AMERICAN FRONTIER: The History of the 'Far West', Trials of the Trailblazers and the Battles with Native Americans 3.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1910 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of the American Frontier, 1763-1893 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1968 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Civil War 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1911 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cow Country (1917) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Nation by Frederic L. Paxson, William Edward Dodd (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recent History Of The United States 1865-1929 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War Cyclopedia: A Handbook For Ready Reference On The Great War by Frederic L. Paxson, Samuel B. Harding 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pre-War Years 1913-1917 (American Democracy and the World War 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the West Is Gone 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1930 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Ignorance and self-confidence seem to them to be bred together, while their own conservatism appears only the natural product of experience.”
― Frederic L. Paxson, History of the American Frontier - 1763-1893

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“It became more important to preserve liberty than to get work done; more desirable to check a possible usurpation than to promote efficiency.”
― Frederic L. Paxson, History of the American Frontier - 1763-1893

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