The slaves who defeated Napoleon [electronic resource] : Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-1804 / Philippe R. Girard.
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Girard, Philippe R.
ISBN
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9780817385408
Title
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The slaves who defeated Napoleon [electronic resource] : Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-1804 / Philippe R. Girard.
Author
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Girard, Philippe R.
Personal Author
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Girard, Philippe R.
Publication Information
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Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xii, 444 pages) : illustrations.
Series
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Atlantic crossings
Contents
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The Black Napoleon: Louverture and the 1801 Constitution -- The White Toussaint: Bonaparte's decision to invade Saint-Domingue -- Eve of a battle: planning the Leclerc expedition -- King of the Tropics: the Atlantic Crossing and the Moyse Uprising -- Parley: the French landing -- Supply and demand: Leclerc's diplomacy with the United States, Cuba, and Jamaica -- Ash and iron: the Spring campaign -- Lull: love, loot, labor, and Louverture's exile -- Mal de Siam: the yellow fever epidemic -- Faux Pas: the maroon uprising -- Revolt: the defection of the colonial army -- Reprieve: Rochambeau and the French counteroffensive -- Unity is strength: dessalines and the unification of the rebel army -- Echoes of Saint-Domingue: Louverture's captivity and the Louisiana Purchase -- New enemy, new partner: the British navy at war -- Sodom and Gomorrah: life in besieged French towns -- Resolution: the rebel victory -- Liberty and death: Haitian independence -- The long way home: French refugees and the Fall of Santo Domingo -- Conclusion.
Local Note
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Personal Subject
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Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject Term
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Generals -- Haiti -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- Haiti -- Biography.
Statesmen -- Haiti -- Biography.
Geographic Term
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Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804.
Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Personal narratives.
Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Sources.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2011
Publication Information
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Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2011.
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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972.9403 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |