| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I | The Significance of the Frontier in American History | 1 |
| II | The First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay | 39 |
| III | The Old West | 67 |
| IV | The Middle West | 126 |
| V | The Ohio Valley in American History | 157 |
| VI | The Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History | 177 |
| VII | The Problem of the West | 205 |
| VIII | Dominant Forces in Western Life | 222 |
| IX | Contributions of the West to American Democracy | 243 |
| X | Pioneer Ideals and the State University | 269 |
| XI | The West and American Ideals | 290 |
| XII | Social Forces in American History | 311 |
| XIII | Middle Western Pioneer Democracy | 335 |
| Index | 361 |
