| 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] |