An historical account of the black empire of Hayti
A new edition of the earliest English-language account of the Haitian Revolution. Originally published in 1805, the narrative played a significant role in establishing nineteenth-century world opinion of that momentous event.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham ; London :
Duke University Press
2013.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429942806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; A Note on the Text; An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti; Contents; Chapter I. A Succinct historical View of the Colonies of Hispaniola and St. Domingo, from the Discovery of Hayti, by Columbus, to the Height of their Prosperity in 1789; Chapter II. Origin of the Revolutionary Spirit of this Period in St. Domingo; Chapter III. Account of the Progress and Accomplishment of the Independence of St. Domingo
- Chapter IV. State of Manners on the Independence of the Blacks in St. Domingo, with a Memoir of the Circumstances of the Author's Visit to the Island in 1799Chapter V. View of the Black Army, and of the War between the French Republic and the independent Blacks of St. Domingo; Chapter VI. On the Establishment of a Black Empire, and the probable Effects of the Colonial Revolution; Appendix: Compromising Documents Referred to in Different Parts of the Work: Together with Auxiliary Remarks; Editorial Notes; Bibliography; Index
