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  • Toussaint Louverture

    A Revolutionary Life

    by Philippe Girard ...
    The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world historyToussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, he witnessed first-hand the torture of the enslaved population. Yet he managed to ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Haiti

    The Tumultuous History—From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation

    by Philippe Girard ...
    Why has Haiti been plagued by so many woes? Why have multiple U.S. efforts to create a stable democracy in Haiti failed so spectacularly? Philippe Girard answers these and other questions, examining how colonialism and slavery have left a legacy of racial tension, both within Haiti and internationally; Haitians remain deeply suspicious of white foriegners' motives, many of whom doubt Hatians' ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Toussaint Louverture

    A Revolutionary Life

    by Philippe Girard ...
    Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 26 min

    Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. He was born a slave on Saint-Domingue yet earned his freedom and established himself as a small-scale planter. He even purchased slaves of his own.Philippe Girard shows how Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman into revolutionary hero as the mastermind of the bloody slave revolt of 1791. By 1801, Louverture ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook