CONTENTS

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IThe Significance of the Frontier in American History[1]
IIThe First Official Frontier of the Massachusetts Bay[39]
IIIThe Old West[67]
IVThe Middle West[126]
VThe Ohio Valley in American History[157]
VIThe Significance of the Mississippi Valley in American History[177]
VIIThe Problem of the West[205]
VIIIDominant Forces in Western Life[222]
IXContributions of the West to American Democracy[243]
XPioneer Ideals and the State University[269]
XIThe West and American Ideals[290]
XIISocial Forces in American History[311]
XIIIMiddle Western Pioneer Democracy[335]
Index[361]