Table of Contents:
  • The Atlantic states of Europe, the discoverers and colonizers of America
  • The rivers of North America in early exploration and settlement
  • The influence of the Applalachian Barrier upon colonial history
  • The westward movement in relation to the physiographic features of the Appalachian system
  • Geographical environment of the early Trans-Allegheny settlements
  • The Louisiana Purchase in the light of geographic conditions
  • Geography of the Atlantic coast in relation to the development of American sea power
  • Geography of sea and land operations in the War of 1812
  • Spread of population in the Mississippi Valley as affected by geographic conditions
  • Geographic control of expansion into the far west: the southern routes
  • Expansion into the far west by the northern trails
  • Growth of the United States to a continental and world power
  • The geography of the inland waterways
  • The geography of the Civil War
  • Geographical distribution of immigration
  • Geographical distribution of railroads
  • The United States in relation to the American Mediterranean
  • The United States as a Pacific ocean power.