Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 3
2. Preface 7
3. Table of Contents 9
4. I. Introduction 21
5. II. Waterways 32
6. III. Navigation 42
7. IV. Boats 55
8. V. Boats (Continued) 70
9. VI. Highways 82
10. VII. Highways 97
11. VIII. Silver Coins 102
12. IX. Copper Coins 108
13. X. Paper Money and Credit, 1699–1739 115
14. XI. Paper Money and Credit, 1739–1763 129
15. XII. Trade Between France and Louisiana, 1699–1731 155
16. XIII. Trade Between France and Louisiana, 1731–1763 169
17. XIV. Trade Between France and Louisiana, 1731–1763(Continued) 195
18. XV. The Slave Trade 226
19. XVI. The Domestic Trade of Lower Louisiana 250
20. XVII. The Trade of the Illinois Country 288
21. XVIII. New France in the Fur Trade of the Mississippi Valley 304
22. XIX. The Fur Trade of Louisiana, 1699–1763 335
23. XX. Trade with the French West Indies 367
24. XXI. Trade with Mexico 388
25. XXII. Trade with New Mexico and Texas 407
26. XXIII. Trade with Florida 418
27. XXIV. Trade with Cuba 431
28. XXV. Trade with the English 443
29. Bibliography 464