| Foreword | v |
| By William Langer, Governor of North Dakota |
| Preface | vii |
| By Ethel Schlasinger, State Director, Federal Writers' Project |
| Illustrations and Maps | xiii |
| General Information | xv |
| Annual Events | xix |
| I. SURVEY OF THE STATE |
| Contemporary North Dakota | 3 |
| North Dakota: Its Natural Setting | 5 |
| Indians and Their Predecessors | 16 |
| History | 35 |
| Agriculture and Farm Life | 59 |
| Industry and Labor | 72 |
| Racial Groups and Folkways | 78 |
| Schools, Churches, and Social Currents | 88 |
| Transportation | 95 |
| Press and Radio | 99 |
| Architecture | 102 |
| Recreation | 106 |
| II. CITY NEIGHBORS |
| (City Descriptions and Points of Interest) |
| Bismarck | 111 |
| Fargo | 126 |
| Grand Forks | 145 |
| Minot | 158 |
| III. PLAYGROUNDS |
| Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park | 169 |
| Roosevelt Regional State Parks | 173 |
| IV. HIGHWAYS AND TRAILS |
Tour
1 | Canadian Line (Winnipeg) to South Dakota Line (Watertown). US 81 | 185 |
| 1A | Mayville to Hatton. ND 7 & 18 | 200 |
| 2 | Canadian Line (Brandon) to South Dakota Line (Aberdeen). ND 4 & US 281 | 202 |
| 3 | Canadian Line (Virden) to South Dakota Line (Pierre). US 83 | 207 |
| 3A | Garrison to Stanley. ND 37 & 8, unnumbered roads | 211 |
| 3B | Junction US 83 to Junction US 10. Unnumbered roads | 215 |
| 4 | Canadian Line (Moosejaw) to South Dakota Line (Belle Fourche). US 85 | 218 |
| 4A | Hanks to Writing Rock State Park. ND 50 and unnumbered roads | 225 |
| 4B | New England to Flasher. ND 21 | 228 |
| 5 | Hamilton to Montana Line (Scobey). ND 5 | 232 |
| 5A | Junction ND 5 to Leroy. ND 32 & 55, unnumbered road | 243 |
| 6 | Minnesota Line (Duluth) to Montana Line (Glasgow). US 2 | 247 |
| 6A | Circular tour from Devils Lake. ND 20 & 27, Indian Service Roads | 263 |
| 6B | Junction US 2 to Fort Buford State Park. Unnumbered road | 269 |
| 7 | Carrington to Canadian Line (Estevan). US 52 | |
