The first and last king of Haiti : the rise and fall of Henry Christophe
Daut, Marlene2025
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Place reservation for The first and last king of Haiti : the rise and fall of Henry ChristopheBorn to an enslaved mother in Grenada, Henry Christophe first fought to overthrow the British in North America, before joining the Black freedom fighters of Saint-Domingue in their quest to gain independence from France. But, at one point, Christophe turned his back on the revolutionaries to side with Napoleon's forces only to later fight against them, afterward becoming Haiti's first and only king. In this remarkable account, Marlene L. Daut shows how Christophe became by turns revolutionary, traitor and monarch. Why did he turn his back on Toussaint Louverture? Was Christophe involved in the assassination of Haiti's first ruler, Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines? And how did Christophe ultimately become king?
Main title:
The first and last king of Haiti : the rise and fall of Henry Christophe / Marlene L Daut.
Author:
Daut, Marlene, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025.
Collation:
656 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780300283853 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
972.940409972.9404
Language:
English
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BRN:
7254596
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