Vol. 1. Minnesota up to 1857. French explorations -- French occupations -- The British domination -- Minnesota west acquired -- Native Tribes -- Minnesota explorations -- The white man arrives -- Early Indian missions -- First settlements -- The territory organized -- The "Suland" acquired -- Chippewa and other Indian affairs -- Territorial railroad miscarriage -- Peopling the territory -- Territorial politics -- Preparation for statehood -- The Fort Snelling Reservation. Vol. 2. Minnesota from 1857 to 1865. Admission to the Union -- The five million loan -- Minnesota on the eve of rebellion -- Two years of the Civil War -- The Sioux Outbreak, 1862 -- The Indian Campaign of 1862 -- The punishment of the Sioux -- Causes of the Sioux Outbreak -- Sequel to the Sioux War of 1862 -- Indian Wars of 1863-65 -- Minnesota troops in the Civil War -- Gleanings. Vol. 3. Minnesota post-Civil War through the 1920s. After the war, 1865-1869 -- Railroad regulation and the grangers, 1870-1876 -- Progress and politics, 1870-1876 -- The grasshopper invasion, 1873-77 -- The Pillsbury regime, 1876-81 -- Hubbard and his times, 1882-87 -- McGill and his times, 1887-89 -- Merriam and his times, 1889-93 -- Nelson and his times, 1893-95 -- Clough and his times, 1895-99 -- Minnesota in the wars with Spain and the Philippines -- Lind and his times, 1899-1901 -- Van Saint and his times, 1901-05 -- Johnson and his times 1905-09 -- A chronicle of recent events, 1905-1925. Vol. 4. Special topics. The Minnesota iron mines -- The University of Minnesota -- Public education -- Chippewa Indian problems -- The will of the people -- The acts of the apostles.