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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Hovedforfatter: Rainsford, Marcus, active 1805 (Author)
Andre forfattere: Pierrot, Gregory (Editor), Youngquist, Paul (Editor)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: London : Duke University Press, 2013.
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • A Note on the Text
  • An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti
  • ch. 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
  • ch. II. Origin of the Revolutionary Spirit of this Period in St. Domingo
  • ch. III. Account of the Progress and Accomplishment of the Independence of St. Domingo
  • ch. 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 1799
  • ch. V. View of the Black Army, and of the War between the French Republic and the independent Blacks of St. Domingo
  • ch. 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.