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Written in blood : the story of the Haitian people, 1492-1995

This newly revised edition of Written in Blood, expanded by Michael Heinl, includes new research and an updated version of the 1996 edition's orthography of Creole. Written in Blood remains the most complete history of Haiti ever written in English and one of the most complete in any language.
Print Book, English, 2005
Univ. Press of America, Lanham, Md, 2005
868 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme 23 cm
9780761831778, 0761831770
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Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Introducing HaitiChapter 3 A Very Great IslandChapter 4 Bois Cayman and Carmagnole: 1492-1788Chapter 5 I Am Toussaint Louverture: 1794-1801Chapter 6 The Death of Saint-Domingue: 1801-1803Chapter 7 We Must Live Free or Die: 1804-1820Chapter 8 Chaos and Contentment: 1820-1842Chapter 9 Darkness Descends: 1843-1858Chapter 10 Black Republic: 1859 - 1870Chapter 11 Misfortunes without Number: 1871 -1888Chapter 12 Plots and Revolutions 1888 - 1911Chapter 13 A Public Nuisance: 1911 - 1915Chapter 14 Occupation: 1915 - 1934Chapter 15 Second Independence: 1934 - 1957Chapter 16 I Am the State: 1957 - 1971Chapter 17 Riding the Tiger: 1971 - 1986Chapter 18 Paper and Iron: 1986 - 1995Chapter 19 AppendicesChapter 20 VoodooChapter 21 ChronologyChapter 22 GlossaryChapter 23 AcknowledgmentsChapter 24 BibliographyChapter 25 Source NotesChapter 26 IndexChapter 27 About the AuthorsChapter 28 IllustrationsChapter 29 Maps
Previous edition: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1978