The American heritage book of the pioneer spirit / by the editors of American heritage, the magazine of history. Editor in charge: Richard M. Ketchum; chapter prologues by Allan Nevins; narrative by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., Peter Lyon [and] Francis Russell.

With hard-and supercover

Cont.: Beyond the horizon / Francis Russell -- The European Image of America -- Footholds of the forest / Francis Russell -- Americans emerge / Francis Russell -- Building a nation / Francis Russell -- Portrait of the eastern frontier -- Across the Mississippi / Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. -- A manifest destiny / Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. -- The promised land -- Showing the world / Peter Lyon -- On to utopia / Peter Lyon -- A tinkering people / Peter Lyon -- Conquest of a continent / Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. -- Portrait of the western frontier -- The strenuous life / Peter Lyon.