The memoir of general Toussaint Louverture /

Here is an annotated, scholarly, multilingual edition of the only lengthy text personally written by Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture: the memoirs he wrote shortly before his death in the French prison of Fort de Joux. The translation is based on an original copy in Louverture's hand...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803
Otros Autores: Girard, Philippe R. (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Toussaint Louverture, > 1743-1803.
Toussaint Louverture, > 1743-1803
1791-1804
Generals > Haiti > Biography.
Revolutionaries > Haiti > Biography.
Généraux > Haïti > Biographies.
Révolutionnaires > Haïti > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Generals
Revolutionaries
Haiti > History > Revolution, 1791-1804.
Haïti > Histoire > 1791-1804 (Révolution)
Haiti
collective biographies.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Here is an annotated, scholarly, multilingual edition of the only lengthy text personally written by Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture: the memoirs he wrote shortly before his death in the French prison of Fort de Joux. The translation is based on an original copy in Louverture's hand never before published. Historian Philippe Girard begins with an introductory essay that retraces Louverture's career as a slave, rebel, and governor. Girard provides a detailed narrative of the last year of Louverture's life, and analyzes the significance of the memoirs and letters from a historical and.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199937233
0199937230

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