Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Description of the Town of Newport, Rhode Island ii
3. ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT TITLES vi
4. CONTENTS vii
5. Tables viii
6. Acknowledgments ix
7. Preface to the Paperback Edition xi
8. Introduction 1
9. I "A Good Voyage and Safe Return"
10. 1. "Any Scheme of Trade" 9
11. 2. "The First Wheel of Commerce" 16
12. Reflections 34
13. II An Interdependent People
14. 3. A Mercantile Metropolis 47
15. 4. The World of the Wealthy 53
16. 5. Dependent People, Helping Hands 63
17. 6. The Cruel Sea 69
18. 7. The Black Community 76
19. 8. A Lawless Rabble 84
20. Reflections 91
21. III A Dependent People
22. 9. Economic Arguments and Mob Rule 107
23. 10. A Town at War with Itself 126
24. Reflections 141
25. Epilogue 157
26. Bibliography 169
27. Index 187