The beginning ; The American Revolution ; The War of 1812 ; The Mexican War / James M. Banner, Jr.
The sea and ships. The clipper ships ; Whaling ; Yachting ; Steam ships / Waldo C.M. Johnston
The West. The North American Indian / Douglas S. Byers ; The prairies and the mountains / H.J. Swinney
New York City ; Fire fighting and fires / A.K. Baragwanath
Railroads / Edgar T. Mead, Jr.
The Civil War / James M. Banner, Jr.
Sports ; Horse racing / Red Smith
The Mississippi / Ray Samuel
Hunting and fishing. Hunting ; Fishing / H.J. Swinney
The country year / Samuel R. Ogden
Poetry and pictures / John Lowell Pratt