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Avengers of the New World : the story of the Haitian Revolution / Laurent Dubois.
LIBRA F1923 .D83 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dubois, Laurent, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.
- Toussaint Louverture.
- Dessalines, Jean-Jacques, 1758-1806.
- Dessalines, Jean-Jacques.
- Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804.
- Haiti.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 357 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-347) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0674013042
- OCLC:
- 53178675
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