Frederick Jackson Turner, came up with the “frontier thesis” This thesis was written in 1893 and it is the history of the western frontier. The frontier was known as the event that shaped American character and the American Culture. His novel provided insight for the Amricans and cities. Cities, like Chicago, were the forerunners of development and settlement. Those who were able to manage their own lands became difficult to make a profit due to the railroads. Turner stated, “the existence of an area of free land,its continuous recession and the advancement of Ameircan settlement westward, explain American development.” The development and description of the frontier began with hunters, then goes to traders, later to ranchers and ranch life,
