26 Chapters
Foreword to the 1952 Edition
Widtsoe, John A. | pp. ix–x
Introduction to the 1988 Edition
Welch, John W. | pp. xi–xviii
The Troubled Orient
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 3–24
Men of the East
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 25–42
Into the Desert
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 43–61
Desert Ways and Places
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 62–83
The City and the Sand
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 84–104
Lehi the Winner
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 105–123
Notes (Part 1)
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 124–149
A Twilight World
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 153–171
Departure
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 172–184
Jared on the Steppes
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 185–204
Jaredite Culture: Splendor and Shame
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 205–222
They Take Up the Sword
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 223–241
A Permanent Heritage
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 242–263
Notes (Part 2)
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 264–282
The Heroic Age
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 285–307
Egypt Revisited
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 308–349
The Babylonian Background
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 350–379
Epic Milieu in the Old Testament
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 380–394
Our Own People
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 395–423
Notes (Part 3)
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 424–443
Appendix 1: East Coast or West Coast?
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 445–449
Appendix 2: How Far to Cumorah?
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 451–454
Scripture References
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 455–458
Index
Nibley, Hugh W. | pp. 459–464