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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Girard, Philippe R.     Subjects     Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.     Slave insurrections -- Haiti.     Revolutionaries, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Revolutionaries -- Haiti -- Biography.     Abolitionists, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Abolitionists -- Haiti -- Biography.     Slaves -- Haiti -- Biography.     Generals, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Generals -- Haiti -- Biography.     Governors, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Governors -- Haiti -- Biography.     Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Girard, Philippe R.       by title:      Toussaint Louverture...       by call number:      972.9403 T734g     Search the Web     Girard, Philippe R.     Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.     Slave insurrections -- Haiti.     Revolutionaries, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Revolutionaries -- Haiti -- Biography.     Abolitionists, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Abolitionists -- Haiti -- Biography.     Slaves -- Haiti -- Biography.     Generals, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Generals -- Haiti -- Biography.     Governors, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.     Governors -- Haiti -- Biography.     Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804.       MARC Display

Toussaint Louverture : a revolutionary life / Philippe Girard. by Girard, Philippe R. Basic Books, [2016] Call #: 972.9403 T734g Subjects Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.   Slave insurrections -- Haiti.   Revolutionaries, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.   Revolutionaries -- Haiti -- Biography.   Abolitionists, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.   Abolitionists -- Haiti -- Biography.   Slaves -- Haiti -- Biography.   Generals, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.   Generals -- Haiti -- Biography.   Governors, Black -- Haiti -- Biography.   Governors -- Haiti -- Biography.   Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804. ISBN:  9780465094134 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  340 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Aristocrat, c. 1740 -- Child, c. 1743-1754 -- Slave, 1754 -- Revolutionary apprentice, 1757-1773 -- Family man, 1761-1785 -- Freedman, c. 1772-1779 -- Slave driver, 1779-1781 -- Muleteer, 1781-1789 -- Witness, 1788-1791 -- Rebel, 1791 -- Monarchist, 1792 -- Spanish officer, 1793-1794 -- French patriot, 1794-1796 -- Politician, 1796-1798 -- Diplomat, 1798-1800 -- Planter, 1800-1801 -- Governor general, early 1801 -- God? Late 1801 -- Renegade, early 1802 -- Prisoner, 1802-1803 -- Icon, 1803-present. Summary:  "Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue, the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, Toussaint Louverture witnessed first-hand the torture of the enslaved population. He managed to earn his freedom and establish himself as a small-scale planter. He even purchased slaves of his own. The incredible tale of how Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman to revolutionary hero. Working as a coachman for his wealthy, white owners, Louverture traveled across Saint-Domingue, building a network among slaves and free blacks that would form the basis of the slave revolt he engineered in 1791. What followed was a decade of unprecedented bloodletting: about 200,000 people in the colony of Saint-Domingue were killed in battle or murdered. By 1801, Louverture was general and governor of the colony, now called Haiti. But his lifelong quest to be accepted as a member of the French colonial elite ended in despair: in 1802, on Napoleon's orders, he was exiled to France, where he spent the last year of his life in a prison cell. Ten years in the making, Toussaint Louverture is based on extensive archival research in France, Britain, Spain, the United States, and the Caribbean. The book contains many revelations about Louverture's life, from a previously unknown first marriage to the circumstances of his manumission, his exact role in the outbreak of the 1791 Haitian slave revolt, his actions as governor of France's richest colony, and the tragic nature of his death."--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 972.9403 T734g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 972.9403 T734g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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