Washington Post photographer Matt McClain traversed this evolving frontier to look for some of the most pronounced signs of change. Guided by population, employment and other data, his search ...

Kevin Costner, serving as both executive producer and host, unveils 'The West', an eight-part docuseries exploring the profound impact of land battles on the American frontier and their ongoing ...

“The frontier promoted the formation of a composite nationality for the American people,” he told the audience. “In the crucible of the frontier, the immigrants were Americanized, liberated ...

For a new generation of Americans, this is as close as they would ever come to the legendary experience of the American frontier. While Buffalo Bill put tales of the heroic West on parade ...

Amidst the excitement, Frederick Jackson Turner offered his listeners at a American historians seminar, a new idea. His thesis "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" mournfully ...

The West has long captivated Americans’ imaginations with its iconic vistas and mythical lore. Mountains jutting toward the heavens. Windswept valleys and ochre-colored deserts. A land of rugged ...