9780674018266-0674018265-Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution

Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution

ISBN-13: 9780674018266
ISBN-10: 0674018265
Edition: First Edition
Author: Laurent Dubois
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: The Belknap Press
Format: Paperback 384 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780674018266
ISBN-10: 0674018265
Edition: First Edition
Author: Laurent Dubois
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: The Belknap Press
Format: Paperback 384 pages

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Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution (ISBN-13: 9780674018266 and ISBN-10: 0674018265), written by authors Laurent Dubois, was published by The Belknap Press in 2005. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Caribbean & West Indies (Military History, World History, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Caribbean & West Indies books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.5.

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The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 when thousands of brutally exploited slaves rose up against their masters on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Within a few years, the slave insurgents forced the French administrators of the colony to emancipate them, a decision ratified by revolutionary Paris in 1794. This victory was a stunning challenge to the order of master/slave relations throughout the Americas, including the southern United States, reinforcing the most fervent hopes of slaves and the worst fears of masters.

But, peace eluded Saint-Domingue as British and Spanish forces attacked the colony. A charismatic ex-slave named Toussaint Louverture came to France’s aid, raising armies of others like himself and defeating the invaders. Ultimately Napoleon, fearing the enormous political power of Toussaint, sent a massive mission to crush him and subjugate the ex-slaves. After many battles, a decisive victory over the French secured the birth of Haiti and the permanent abolition of slavery from the land. The independence of Haiti reshaped the Atlantic world by leading to the French sale of Louisiana to the United States and the expansion of the Cuban sugar economy.

Laurent Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. He establishes the Haitian Revolution as a foundational moment in the history of democracy and human rights.

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