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The First and Last King of Haiti : The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe / Marlene L. Daut.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daut, Marlene L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Haiti--Politics and government--1804-1844.
- Haiti.
- Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820.
- Henri Christophe.
- Haiti--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (673 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- The dramatic story of a pivotal figure in the Haitian Revolution, who shook the Atlantic world to its core #160.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Author’s Note on Terminology
- Prologue: King Henry’s Drama
- Introduction: On Doing Justice to Christophe’s Story
- 1 A Future King Is Born
- 2 A Child in a World of Slavery and Revolution
- 3 Tracing Genealogies to the Future King
- 4 Rising and Falling with Revolution
- 5 Complicated Victories
- 6 Love, Loss, and Betrayal Under Uncertain Skies
- 7 America Avenged
- 8 Empires Rise . . .
- 9 Cracks in Imperial Authority
- 10 Empires Fall . . .
- 11 The Dawn of Civil War
- 12 A King Is Crowned
- 13 Three French Spies
- 14 The Age of Christophean Diplomacy
- 15 The Age of Christophean Prosperity
- 16 Cracks in Kingly Authority
- 17 A King Is Gone, but Not Forgotten
- 18 Kingdom of the Next World
- Epilogue: The Greatest Heist in History
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
- A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- A NOTE ON THE TYPE
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300285383
- 0300285388
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