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Ray Allen Billington

Ray Allen Billington (September 28, 1903 in Bay City, Michigan - March 7, 1981 in San Marino, California) was an American historian who researched the history of the American frontier and the American West, becoming one of the leading defenders of Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" from the 1950s to the 1970s,[1][2] expanding the field of the history of the American West. He was a co-founder of the Western History Association in 1961.[3]

American historian (1903-1981)

Born	1903
Died	1981

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Westward expansion: a history of the American frontier

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1949 — 10 editions
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The Protestant crusade, 1800-1860.

by Ray Allen Billington First published in 1938 — 8 editions
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American history after 1865.

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1950 — 7 editions
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Land of savagery/land of promise: the European image of the American frontier in the nineteenth century

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1980 — 7 editions
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Historian's Contribution to Anglo-American Misunderstanding: Report of a Committee on National Bias in Anglo-American History Text Books

by Ray Allen Billington First published in 1966 — 6 editions

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The Far Western frontier, 1830-1860.

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1956 — 6 editions
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The Protestant crusade, 1800-1860: a study of the origins of American nativism.

by Ray Allen Billington First published in 1938 — 4 editions

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America's frontier heritage.

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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The reinterpretation of early American history: essays in honor of John Edwin Pomfret.

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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The Far Western Frontier, 1830-1860 (New American Nation Series)

by Ray Allen Billington First published in 1956 — 4 editions
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Westward expansion; a history of the American frontier

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America's frontier heritage

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The reinterpretation of early American history;: Essays in honor of John Edwin Pomfret

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The American frontier.

by Ray Allen Billington First published in 1958 — 3 editions

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The making of American democracy: readings and documents

by Ray Allen Billington First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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Schoolboy, Cowboy, Mexican Spy

by Jay Monaghan and Ray Allen Billington First published in 2022 — 3 editions

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Protestant Crusade, 1800-1860

by Ray Allen Billington
First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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American historian (1903-1981)

Born	1903
Died	1981

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OLID: OL603912A
ISNI: 0000000109283199
Library of Congress Names: n79138615
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): TO0V032656
VIAF: 98350591
Wikidata: Q7297132
Inventaire.io: wd:Q7297132

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Ray A. Billington

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Ray Allen Billington