Philippe R. Girard is an associate professor and head of the Department of History at McNeese State University, USA. He is the author of Clinton in Haiti: The 1994 U.S. Invasion of Haiti and Haiti: The Tumultuous History - From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation.
"Although dozens of authors have attempted to capture the meaning
of and explain how Haiti won its independence from France, this
fast-paced narrative is an excellent modern treatment that offers a
welcome micro-examination of the day-to-day events that turned
Toussaint Louverture from a loyal French governor into a formidable
independence leader. Essential. All levels/libraries." --CHOICE "It
is readable and lively, and details an important and little-studied
episode that had important implications for the long-term success
of Napoleon and on the territorial expansion of the United
States."--Stewart R. King, author of Blue Coal or Powdered Wig:
Free People of Color inPreRevolutionary Saint Domingue and editor
of Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the
Americas.
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well-researched and important contribution to the study of the
Haitian Revolution. Girard has drawn together a wide range of
archival materials, as well as thoroughly mining printed primary
sources, to present a richly detailed account of the war of
independence." --Laurent R. Dubois, author Avengers of the New
World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution
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