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Black Spartacus : the epic life of Toussaint Louverture / Sudhir Hazareesingh.
Van Pelt Library F1923.T69 H39 2020
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection F1923.T69 H39 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hazareesingh, Sudhir, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804.
- Haiti.
- Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.
- Toussaint Louverture.
- Revolutionaries--Haiti--Biography.
- Revolutionaries.
- Generals--Haiti--Biography.
- Generals.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Biography.
- collective biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 427 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Other Title:
- Epic life of Toussaint Louverture
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Summary:
- "A biography of the Haitian revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The originality of Toussaint Louverture
- A Revolutionary is Born. The Soul of a Free Man
- The Gates of Destiny
- Brave Republican Warriors
- The Making of the Louverturian Order. A Single Family of Friends and Brothers
- The Agent is Unwell
- Virtuous Citizens
- Toussaint in Power. Great Latitude
- No Time to Lose
- In the Region of Eagles
- The Leader and his Myth. Rapid and Uncertain Movements
- The Tree of Black Liberty
- A Universal Hero
- Conclusion: An Inspiration for our Times.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-412) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780374112660
- 0374112665
- 9781250800053
- 1250800056
- OCLC:
- 1136968249
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