Chapter Ⅰ American Westward Expansion and the American Spirit 1
Chapter Ⅱ The Adventure Narrative 37
Chapter Ⅲ The Western Fiction 57
Chapter Ⅳ The Western Poetry 105
Chapter Ⅴ The Western Drama 118
Chapter Ⅵ The Western Nature Essay 133
Chapter Ⅶ The Western Movie 147
Chapter Ⅷ The American Indian Literature 160
Bibliography 176