The Public Domain and Democracy : A Study of Social, Economic and Political Problems in the United States in Relation to Western Development

Examines the population movement to the west in the United States for both inductive and deductive studies of social phenomena on a broad scale. Focuses on western optimism and democracy. Preface Contents I. The Westward Movement II. Public Land Policies and the Public Domain III. Western Optimism IV. Democracy and Equality in the West V. Democracy in Western Political Life VI. Democracy and Individualism VII. Individualism and the Public Domain VIII. Individualism and the Public Domain (Continued) IX. A Social Democracy – Survey and Conclusion General Bibliography Index