The significance of the frontier in American history. -- The first official frontier of the Massachusetts Bay. -- The old West. -- The Middle West. -- The Ohio Valley in American history. -- The significance of the Mississippi Valley in American history. -- The problem of the West. -- Dominant forces in western life. -- Contributions of the West to American democracy. -- Pioneer ideals and the state university. -- The West and American ideals. -- Social forces in American history. -- Middle western pioneer democracy.
