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The slaves who defeated Napoleon : Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-1804

Title
The slaves who defeated Napoleon : Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-1804 / Philippe R. Girard.
Author
Girard, Philippe R.
Publication
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2011]

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Description
xii, 444 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Atlantic crossings
Uniform Title
Atlantic crossings.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Black Napoleon: Louverture and the 1801 Constitution -- The White Toussaint: Bonaparte's decision to invade Saint-Domingue -- Eve of a battle: planning the Leclerc expedition -- King of the Tropics: the Atlantic Crossing and the Moyse Uprising -- Parley: the French landing -- Supply and demand: Leclerc's diplomacy with the United States, Cuba, and Jamaica -- Ash and iron: the Spring campaign -- Lull: love, loot, labor, and Louverture's exile -- Mal de Siam: the yellow fever epidemic -- Faux Pas: the maroon uprising -- Revolt: the defection of the colonial army -- Reprieve: Rochambeau and the French counteroffensive -- Unity is strength: dessalines and the unification of the rebel army -- Echoes of Saint-Domingue: Louverture's captivity and the Louisiana Purchase -- New enemy, new partner: the British navy at war -- Sodom and Gomorrah: life in besieged French towns -- Resolution: the rebel victory -- Liberty and death: Haitian independence -- The long way home: French refugees and the Fall of Santo Domingo -- Conclusion.
Call Number
Sc E 14-1596
ISBN
  • 9780817317324 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0817317325 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780817385408 (electronic)
  • 0817385401 (electronic)
LCCN
2011019639
OCLC
728656694
Author
Girard, Philippe R., author.
Title
The slaves who defeated Napoleon : Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-1804 / Philippe R. Girard.
Publisher
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2011]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Atlantic crossings
Atlantic crossings.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 14-1596
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