Of songs, prayers, and spirit: Navajo relationships and property concepts
Setting the stage: traditional trading practices
Thinking about architecture: Navajo values in the home and at the post
Building bonds, trading goods: the Navajo post experience
Standing behind the counter: the qualifications and qualities of a trader
Exchanging wealth: stock and livestock
Weaving a lifestyle: rugs and pawn
Social life at the posts: ladies, law, and laughter
Beginning relationships: early posts along the San Juan, 1878-1900
A different view at the posts: Ute and Navajo trade, 1880-1940
Posts as economic exciters: the heyday of Navajo trade, 1900-1935
The end of an era: boom, bust, and livestock reduction, 1920-1940
Epilogue: post trading post.