Download or read book Indians, Settlers, & Slaves in a Frontier Exchange Economy written by Daniel H. Usner and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: rigid boundaries between ethnic groups. Usner's focus on commerce allows him to illuminate the motives in the contest for empire among the French, English, and Spanish, as well as to trace the personal networks of communication and exchange that existed among the territory's inhabitants. By tracing patterns of small-scale, face-to-face exchange, he reveals the economic and social world of early Louisianians and lays the groundwork for a better understanding of later.