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<p><p>at The End Of The 1700s, French Saint Domingue Was The Richest And Most Brutal Colony In The Western Hemisphere. A Mere Twelve Years Later, However, Haitian Rebels Had Defeated The Spanish, British, And French And Declared Independence After The First&#8212;and Only&#8212;successful Slave Revolt In History. Much Of The Success Of The Revolution Must Be Credited To One Man, Toussaint Louverture, A Figure About Whom Surprisingly Little Is Known. In This Fascinating Biography, Madison Smartt Bell, Award-winning Author Of A Trilogy Of Novels That Investigate Haiti&#8217;s History, Combines A Novelist&#8217;s Passion With A Deep Knowledge Of The Historical Milieu That Produced The Man Labeled A Saint, A Martyr, Or A Clever Opportunist Who Instigated One Of The Most Violent Events In Modern History. <br><br>the First Biography In English In Over Sixty Years Of The Man Who Led The Haitian Revolution, This Is An Engaging Reexamination Of The Controversial, Paradoxical Leader.</p> <h3>the New York Times - Adam Hochschild</h3> <p>&#8230; This Is The Best Biography Of Toussaint Yet, In Large Part Because Bell Does Not Shy Away From The Man's Contradictions. Although A Former Slave, He H

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Author

Bell, Madison Smartt

Publisher

Pantheon Books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780375423376

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, History

Rating

3.62 / 5 (94 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14