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In "A New Era Commences," McCullough describes how Ephraim Cutler, son of the Reverend Cutler, moved his family to the frontier, where he rose to prominence by virtue of his work ethic and natural skills. Clair's defeat and limited native habitation to an area further north and west of the Ohio River.

He defeated the natives two years after St. Clair, charged with eliminating the native threat, suffered a humiliating defeat which became infamous, leading to General Anthony Wayne having to take over for St. "Havoc" then recounts the war between the natives and the settlers which occupied the settlers' attention beginning in 1791. These immigrants did not receive the things promised to them but reveled in the freedom they found in Ohio, making do for themselves alongside the American settlers. Soon, as a result of a fraudster's exploitation of the Northwest Ordinances stipulations, a large group of French immigrants arrived in Ohio, having been promised land and a fresh start away from the French Revolution taking place in their native country. "Difficult Times" describes some major problems at the frontier in Marietta, as food shortages abounded, political turmoil with natives indigenous to the land arose, and other obstacles prevented the settlement from expanding as quickly as expected. Very quickly, the male settlers put down roots. "Forth to the Wilderness" describes the initial foray into the West and the establishment of the settlement of Marietta which lay near both the Ohio and the Muskingam Rivers. "The Ohio Country" introduces the Reverend Mannaseh Cutler and General Rufus Putnam, whose lobbying efforts and strategizing led to the establishment of the Northwest Ordinance which allowed for the creation of a state west of the Ohio River. The book is divided into ten chapters, each of which addresses a period of time or a specific subject in relation to the settlement, moving in a general chronological order through the history of the state. He employs a vast array of primary sources in order to depict the changing lives and the personal intentions of several key figures whose actions gave rise to American prosperity and westward expansion. The Pioneers by David McCullough traces the development of the first Ohio settlement beginning in the 1780s through to the mid-nineteenth century.

The following version of this book was used to create the guide: McCullough, David.