Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Haitian trilogy The Haitian trilogy Derek Walcott "In the history plays that compose The Haitian Trilogy - Henri Christophe, Drums and Colours, and The Haitian Earth - Derek Walcott uses verse to tell the story of his native West Indies as a four-hu… OL15014042W
An historical account of the black empire of Hayti An historical account of the black empire of Hayti Rainsford, Marcus As the first complete narrative in English of the Haitian Revolution, Marcus Rainsford's An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti was highly influential in establishing nineteenth-century w… OL18039695W
Toussaint Louverture Toussaint Louverture Charles Forsdick,Christian Høgsbjerg Toussaint Louverture (c1743-1803) was the heroic leading figure in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, the only successful slave revolt in recorded history, and he remains an international inspirati… OL20823175W
Making the Black Jacobins Making the Black Jacobins Rachel Douglas C. L. R. James's The Black Jacobins remains one of the great works of the twentieth century and the cornerstone of Haitian revolutionary studies. In Making The Black Jacobins, Rachel Douglas traces t… OL21642554W
Taking Haiti Taking Haiti Mary A. Renda "The U.S. invasion of Haiti in July 1915 marked the start of a military occupation that lasted for nineteen years - and fed an American fascination with Haiti that flourished even longer. Exploring t… OL221930W
From Dessalines to Duvalier From Dessalines to Duvalier Nicholls, David "New edition of a valuable survey of Haitian history that first appeared in 1979 (see HLAS 44:2491). Nicholls died in 1996, and changes to the original book appear to be limited to a new, 41-page pre… OL2910987W
Hegel, Haiti and universal history Hegel, Haiti and universal history Susan Buck-Morss In this path-breaking work, Susan Buck-Morss draws new connections between history, inequality, social conflict, and human emancipation. Hegel, Haiti, and Universal History offers a fundamental reint… OL487095W
Haitian Revolutionary Studies Haitian Revolutionary Studies David Geggus "The Haitian Revolution of 1789–1803 transformed the Caribbean's wealthiest colony into the first independent state in Latin America, encompassed the largest slave uprising in the Americas, and infli… OL5463819W
Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture John Relly Beard,James Redpath,Redpath James 1833-1891 A newly typeset edition of the classic 1853 biography of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the brilliant military leader who defeated Napoleon's generals and liberated the slaves of Haiti. OL6217362W
Puerto Real Puerto Real Kathleen Deagan "Long-awaited monograph concerning archaeological investigations conducted between 1975-83 at this 16th-century Spanish town near Cap Haïtien, Haiti. The results are detailed in 13 chapters by the r… OL8496949W