| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| Chapter one The Leatherstocking Tales as an American Western Frontier Novel | 第16-34页 |
| ·The Background of The Leatherstocking Tales | 第16-22页 |
| ·Historical Background | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cultural Influence | 第18-21页 |
| ·Cooper's Personal Experience | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Stories of Leatherstocking | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Significance of the Frontier | 第25-34页 |
| ·Westward Movement in America | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Significance of the Frontier | 第28-34页 |
| Chapter Two The Representation of American Pioneering History in The Leatherstocking Tales | 第34-60页 |
| ·American Pioneering History | 第34-37页 |
| ·American Pioneering History Represented in The Leatherstocking Tales | 第37-60页 |
| ·The Conflict between Wilderness and Civilization | 第38-45页 |
| ·The Conflict between Natural Law and Social Law | 第45-48页 |
| ·The Conflict between Whites and Native Americans | 第48-53页 |
| ·The Conflict between the Good and the Evil | 第53-60页 |
| Chapter Three The Pioneering Spirit and the Realistic Significance of The Leatherstocking Tales | 第60-76页 |
| ·The Pioneering Spirit Reflected in The Leatherstocking Tales | 第60-68页 |
| ·The Realistic Significance of The Leatherstocking Tales | 第68-76页 |
| ·Providing Spiritual Home for the Contemporary Vulnerable Americans | 第68-71页 |
| ·Satisfying the Need of the People longing for Nature | 第71-76页 |
| Conelusion | 第76-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix | 第83-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-87页 |
