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From Saint-Domingue to New Orleans : migration and influences /

Examines the legacy of approximately 15,000 Saint-Domingue refugees--whites, slaves, and free people of color--who settled in Louisiana between 1791 and 1815.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dessens, Nathalie, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2007.
Colección:Southern dissent.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Saint-Domingue epic
  • Louisiana, land of welcome
  • The refugee community
  • Influencing Louisiana's economic pattern
  • A new social era?
  • The refugees' politics : from visibility to influence
  • A still unfathomed cultural legacy : refugees in Creole New Orleans.