The Crossroads Merchant

1. The Antebellum Cotton Trade
   1. Central Figure--The Factor
   2. Commercial Underdevelopment
2. Postwar Changes--The Rise of the Country Storekeeper
   1. Merchants and Freedmen--The Impact of Emancipation
      1. The Crop-Lien
      2. The Need for Local Supervision
   2. Merchants and Planters
      1. Struggle Over the Lien
      2. Entente
   3. Merchants and Yeomen
   4. Changes in Business Practices
      1. Railroads and Telegraphs
      2. Direct Dealings With the North
3. The Nature of Merchant Power--Credit
   1. Description--The Two-Price System
   2. Reasons for High Costs
      1. Risk
      2. High Cost to Merchant
      3. Monopoly
   3. Impact on Farmer