Biography

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]

Books by Ray Allen Billington

Historian's Contribution to An
Historian's Contribution to Anglo-American Misunderstanding
2016
America's Frontier Culture
America's Frontier Culture
2003
The frontier in American culture
The frontier in American culture
1994
America's Frontier Heritage (Histories of the American Frontier)
America's Frontier Heritage (Histories of the American Frontier)
1993
Limericks Historical and Hysterical
Limericks Historical and Hysterical
1981
Land of savagery, land of promise
Land of savagery, land of promise
1980
Land of savagery/landof promis
Land of savagery/landof promise
1980
The American Southwest, image
The American Southwest, image and reality
1979
America's frontier culture ; three essays
America's frontier culture ; three essays
1977
The Frontier Thesis
The Frontier Thesis
1977
American History before 1877 with Questions and Answers (Helix Book)
American History before 1877 with Questions and Answers (Helix Book)
1976
Local history is alive and wel
Local history is alive and well
1974
The origins of nativism in the United States, 1800-1844
The origins of nativism in the United States, 1800-1844
1974
Frederick Jackson Turner - Historian, Scholar, Teacher
Frederick Jackson Turner - Historian, Scholar, Teacher
1973
People of the plains and mountains
People of the plains and mountains
1973
American History Before 1877 w
American History Before 1877 with questions & answers, volume I
1972
The American frontier thesis
The American frontier thesis
1971
The American frontier thesis: attack and defense
The American frontier thesis: attack and defense
1971
The genesis of the frontier thesis
The genesis of the frontier thesis
1971
The Genesis of the Frontier Thesis: A Study in Historical Creativity
The Genesis of the Frontier Thesis: A Study in Historical Creativity
1971
Dear Lady the Letters of Frede
Dear Lady the Letters of Frederick Jacks
1970
America's Frontier Story
America's Frontier Story
1969
Founding of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Founding of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
1969
American history after 1865 (A Littlefield, Adams quality paperback, no. 27)
American history after 1865 (A Littlefield, Adams quality paperback, no. 27)
1968
American History Before 1877 W
American History Before 1877 With Questions and Answers Volume 1.
1968
Westward expansion; a history
Westward expansion; a history of the American frontier
1967
America's frontier heritage.
America's frontier heritage.
1966
Amewricas Frontier Heritage
Amewricas Frontier Heritage
1966
The frontier thesis: valid interpretation of American history?
The frontier thesis: valid interpretation of American history?
1966
The historian's contribution to Anglo-American misunderstanding
The historian's contribution to Anglo-American misunderstanding
1966
The Reinterpretation Of Early
The Reinterpretation Of Early American History Essays In Honor of John Edwin Pom
1966
The frontier and American cult
The frontier and American culture
1965
The protestany Crusade, 1800-1
The protestany Crusade, 1800-1860
1964
Words that won the West, 1830-
Words that won the West, 1830-1850
1964
Soldier & Brave
Soldier & Brave
1963
American History after 1865 wi
American History after 1865 with Questions and Answers
1962
The Far Western frontier, 1830
The Far Western frontier, 1830-1860/ by Ray Allen Billington
1962
THE FAR WESTERN FRONTIER,1830-
THE FAR WESTERN FRONTIER,1830-1860.*(New American Nation Series)
1962
The Making of American Democra
The Making of American Democracy; Readings and Documents
1962
A Free Negro in the Slave Era
A Free Negro in the Slave Era - the Journal of Charlotte L. Forten
1961
The westward movement in the United States
The westward movement in the United States
1959
The Far Western Frontier 1830-1860
The Far Western Frontier 1830-1860
1956
The Far Western Frontier 1830-
The Far Western Frontier 1830-1960
1956
The Far Western Frontier, 1830-1860 (The New American nation series)
The Far Western Frontier, 1830-1860 (The New American nation series)
1956
The American frontiersman
The American frontiersman
1954
American History Before 1977
American History Before 1977
1953
Guides to American history man
Guides to American history manuscript collections in libraries of the United States
1952
The Protestant Crusade
The Protestant Crusade
1952
The Protestant Crusade 1800-
The Protestant Crusade 1800-1860 a Reissue By Rinehart
1952
American history before 1877
American history before 1877
1951
American history after 1865
American history after 1865
1950
The Making of American Democracy; Readings and Documents, Edited By Ray Allen Billington [and Other
The Making of American Democracy; Readings and Documents, Edited By Ray Allen Billington [and Other
1950
wetsward expansion
wetsward expansion
1949
The United States American Dem
The United States American Democracy In World Perspective
1947
The Protestant Crusade 1800-18
The Protestant Crusade 1800-1860, a Study of the Origins of American Nativism
1938
The Protestant Crusade, 1800-1860
The Protestant Crusade, 1800-1860
1938
Tentative bibliography of anti
Tentative bibliography of anti-Catholic propaganda in the United States (1800-1860)
1933
Maria Monk and her influence
Maria Monk and her influence
1900
Far Western Frontier 1860
Far Western Frontier 1860