Table of Contents

Part 1 List of Tables Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgements Part 4 Part I. Brief History Chapter 5 1. Beginnings of French Trade Chapter 6 2. Company Organization Chapter 7 3. First Expeditions Chapter 8 4. Dutch War Chapter 9 5. Reorganization Chapter 10 6. Failure at Hegemony Chapter 11 7. The Mississippi Scheme, 1718-1721 Chapter 12 8. Reconstitution Chapter 13 9. The Company's Establishment Chapter 14 10. Commerce Chapter 15 11. War Chapter 16 12. Debacle Chapter 17 13. Aftermath Part 18 Part II. Trade Chapter 19 14. Trade Routes Chapter 20 15. Patterns of Trade Chapter 21 16. Structure of Trade Chapter 22 17. Value of Trade Chapter 23 18. Conclusion Part 24 Appendices Part 25 I. Tables Part 26 II. Glossary of Textile Terms Part 27 Select Bibliography Part 28 Index

About the Author

Donald C. Wellington is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cincinnati. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. His work has been published in numerous journals including Journal of European Economic History, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Industrial Organization, and Journal of Cultural Economics.