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The Slaves Who Defeated Napoleon: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence, 18011804 (Atlantic Crossings)
Philippe R. Girard
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Hardcover. Series: Atlantic Crossings. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 698.
To a contemporary audience, Haiti brings to mind Voodoo spells, Tontons Macoutes, and boat people - nothing worth fighting over. Two centuries ago, however, Haiti, then known as Saint-Domingue, was the “Pearl of the Antilles,” France's most valuable overseas colony, the largest exporter of tropical products in the world, and the United States' second most important trading partner after England.
Haiti was also the place where in 1801-1802 Napoléon Bonaparte sent the largest colonial venture of his reign: the Leclerc expedition. His goal was to remove the famous revolutionary Toussaint Louverture from office and, possibly, restore slavery. But within ... Read more
To a contemporary audience, Haiti brings to mind Voodoo spells, Tontons Macoutes, and boat people - nothing worth fighting over. Two centuries ago, however, Haiti, then known as Saint-Domingue, was the “Pearl of the Antilles,” France's most valuable overseas colony, the largest exporter of tropical products in the world, and the United States' second most important trading partner after England.
Haiti was also the place where in 1801-1802 Napoléon Bonaparte sent the largest colonial venture of his reign: the Leclerc expedition. His goal was to remove the famous revolutionary Toussaint Louverture from office and, possibly, restore slavery. But within ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Series
Atlantic Crossings
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817317324
SKU
V9780817317324
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About Philippe R. Girard
Philippe R. Girard is an associate professor and head of the Department of History at McNeese State University, USA. He is the author of Clinton in Haiti: The 1994 U.S. Invasion of Haiti and Haiti: The Tumultuous History - From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation.
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