Foreword 1. The Peopling of America 2. 1790 to 1860 3. Peopling and Selling the West 4. The Railroads 5. The Development of Industry 6. Trusts and Government 7. Agriculture; its Progress, Decline and Stabilisation 8. Banking Investment and Speculation 9. International Trade and Tariff Policy 10. Life and Labour 11. Depression and New Deal 12. The American Way of Life: Ideal and Reality Appendices Bibliography Index