ch. 1. Where the West is and why people have gone there
ch. 2. From time immemorial to 1848
ch. 3. United States captures its West, 1848-1889
ch. 4. Defying the Depression, 1889-1901
ch. 5. Golden twilight of the settlement frontier, 1901-1913
ch. 6. Tourists, honyockers, Mexicans, and more, 1914-1929
ch. 7. Dust Bowl and Depression, 1929-1941
ch. 8. War, the Baby Boom, and slouching toward Watts, 1941-1965
ch. 9. "Where it all starts," 1965-1987
ch. 10. Leading edge, 1987-1998.
From the Book - 1st Vintage Books ed.
ch. 1. Where the West is and why people have gone there
ch. 2. From time immemorial to 1848
ch. 3. United States captures its West, 1848-1889
ch. 4. Defying the Depression, 1889-1901
ch. 5. Golden twilight of the settlement frontier, 1901-1913
ch. 6. Tourists, honyockers, Mexicans, and more, 1914-1929
ch. 7. Dust Bowl and Depression, 1929-1941
ch. 8. War, the Baby Boom, and slouching toward Watts, 1941-1965
ch. 9. "Where it all starts," 1965-1987
ch. 10. Leading edge, 1987-1998.