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I thought it was interesting to note, that John Smith was much more concerned in his writings about personal gain than earlier explorers. ALthough he mentions the missions opportunities, he focuses mainly on the opportunity for an able bodied individual to make a successful life for themself, not just through fortune, but through the lifestyle they would live in the colonies. THis seems to be a marked shift from AMerica as a resource to be cultivated, to an area to be inhabited and people to prosper there, not just in the homeland.

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"The Significance of the Frontier in American History"
"Letting Go our Grand Obsessions: Notes Toward a New Literary History of the American Frontiers"--Available through JSTOR

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Timeline to 1800

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3005W Course Schedule

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3005W Course Syllabus

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Welcome to ENGL 3005W! This blog is intended to serve as a point of contact outside the classroom. Ideally your entries here will inform our in-class discussion as well. For information on how to post to the blog, check out the "How to Post" entry found on the site. If you still have questions, do feel free to contact me: troc0020@umn.edu.

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