Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Contents 9
4. I. The Westward Movement 15
5. II. Public Land Policies and the Public Domain 35
6. III. Western Optimism 63
7. IV. Democracy and Equality in the West 77
8. V. Democracy in Western Political Life 98
9. VI. Democracy and Individualism 130
10. VII. Individualism and the Public Domain 147
11. VIII. Individualism and the Public Domain (Continued) 192
12. IX. A Social Democracy – Survey and Conclusion 216
13. General Bibliography 241
14. Index 251