Keyboard access in Mail?

Having switched to Mail from Eudora, I am having trouble figuring out an easy way of accessing my very long list of mailboxes.
Am I right that there seems to be no way of accessing mailboxes via the keyboard? Is it all point and click? Also, when you highlight a mailbox folder that has mailboxes nested inside it, there is no way of opening the folder with the keyboard, i.e., by using the arrow keys?
I would be very grateful for any tips or suggestions.
Thank you,
David

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