The Last American Frontier

"The Last American Frontier" by Frederic L. Paxson is a story about the end of America's push westward, looking at how things changed when people moved across the Mississippi River. It's about the challenges and changes that helped make America what it is today. The book starts by explaining how the frontier was always moving, like a line that kept being pushed further west, opening up new land for people to settle. Paxson talks about how these moving boundaries shaped America, from the first settlers dealing with wild lands and Native American tribes. These early parts of the book give a good idea of what's to come, talking about exploring, fighting, and how society changed as the country grew.