Toussaint Louverture by Madison Smartt Bell

Toussaint Louverture by Madison Smartt Bell

At the end of the 1700s, French Saint Domingue was the richest and most brutal colony in the Western Hemisphere. A mere twelve years later, however, Haitian rebels had defeated the Spanish, British, and French and declared independence after the first--and only--successful slave revolt in history. Much of the success of the revolution must be credited to one man, Toussaint Louverture, a figure about whom surprisingly little is known. In this fascinating biography, Madison Smartt Bell, award-winning author of a trilogy of novels that investigate Haiti's history, combines a novelist's passion with a deep knowledge of the historical milieu that produced the man labeled a saint, a martyr, or a clever opportunist who instigated one of the most violent events in modern history. The first biography in English in over sixty years of the man who led the Haitian Revolution, this is an engaging reexamination of the controversial, paradoxical leader.

Madison Smartt Bell is the author of twelve novels and two short story collections. Soldier's Joy, Dr. Sleep, Ten Indians, and Save Me, Joe Louis are among his works. All Souls' Rising, his seventh novel, was a National Book Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Bell is a professor of English at Goucher College and the director of the Kratz Center for Creative Writing. He and his family live in Maryland.

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ISBN 13	9781400079353
ISBN 10	1400079357
Title	Toussaint Louverture
Author	Madison Smartt Bell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2008-01-08
Number of pages	352
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