Bell, Madison Smartt. creator text Historical fiction. Uncorrected proofs (Printing)-United States-20th century. nyu New York Pantheon Books c1995 1995 1st ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 530 p. : map ; 24 cm. The 1791 revolt against the French in Haiti through the eyes of the parties in the conflict: mulattos, blacks and whites. The protagonists include its tragic leader, the aristocratic Toussaint L'Ouverture who refused to declare independence from France. A tale of burning plantations, massacres and Byzantine politics. Madison Smartt Bell. Map of Saint Domingue in the late eighteenth century (Haiti) on end papers. nwht--- Haiti History Revolution, 1791-1804 Fiction Toussaint Louverture 1743?-1803 Fiction Slave insurrections Fiction CEH Colección EStudios Haitianos 110 PS 3552 B433a 1995 813/.54 0679439897 9780679439899 95012339 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random049/95012339.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0703/95012339-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random049/95012339.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0703/95012339-b.html DLC 950322 20230410101737.0 39006