Book · 2019 · Turner, frederick jackson, 1861-1932
The End of the Myth
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And you know, I love that Greg Grandon book, 'The End of the Myth,' but like if there's a—you know, there's a case to be made that the land where Matt Till was killed is America was finally settled.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Oct 2024 Listen at 37:56 The best things said about it
You know I love that Greg grandon book The End Of The Myth but like if there's a you know there's a case to be made that the land where mattil was killed is America was finally settled.
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The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin is a historical exploration of the American frontier, examining how the concept of manifest destiny and westward expansion has shaped the national soul, identity, and foreign policy. On an episode of The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday expressed his strong admiration for the book while discussing the complexities of America's historical settlement and territorial expansion. Wright Thompson also referenced the book extensively, both during an appearance on The Daily Stoic and in an interview on How I Write. Thompson used Grandin's framework to articulate how the American identity has long been intertwined with the desire to explore and move forward. He argued that when the nation loses this capacity and drive for physical expansion, it risks losing something essential to its national character. Across these podcast episodes, the speakers utilized Grandin's historical analysis to unpack the darker secrets of American history, the closure of the physical frontier, and the ongoing psychological consequences of manifest destiny on contemporary political and cultural life.
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Ryan Holiday And you know, I love that Greg Grandon book, 'The End of the Myth,' but like if there's a—you know, there's… 1
“And you know, I love that Greg Grandon book, 'The End of the Myth,' but like if there's a—you know, there's a case to be made that the land where Matt Till was killed is America was finally settled.”
Wright Thompson you know I love that Greg grandon book The End Of The Myth but like if there's a you know there's a case to… 2
“And you know, we manifest destiny is such an important idea to the American identity and you know, I love Greg Grandin's book The End of the Myth that like when we lose the desire and the ability to explore and to move, we've lost something essential about our national soul.”
“you know I love that Greg grandon book The End Of The Myth but like if there's a you know there's a case to be made that the land where mattil was killed is America was finally settled”