The first and last king of Haiti: the rise and fall of Henry Christophe
"The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti. Henry Christophe (1767 - 1820) is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas, and was, in his time, popular and famous the world over: in The First and Last King of Haiti, a brillian...
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2025
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| Summary: | "The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti. Henry Christophe (1767 - 1820) is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas, and was, in his time, popular and famous the world over: in The First and Last King of Haiti, a brilliant young Yale scholar unravels the still controversial enigma that he was" |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 630 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780593316160 |
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| contents | Author's note on terminology -- Prologue: King Henry's drama -- Introduction: On doing justice to Christophe's story -- A future king is born -- A child in a world of slavery and revolution -- Tracing genealogies to the future king -- Rising and falling with revolution -- Complicated victories -- Love, loss, and betrayal under uncertain skies -- America avenged -- Empires rise.... -- Cracks in imperial authority -- Empires fall.... -- The dawn of civil war -- A king is crowned -- Three French spies -- The age of Christophean diplomacy -- The age of Christophean prosperity -- Cracks in kingly authority -- A king is gone, but not forgotten -- Kingdom of the next world -- Epilogue: The greatest heist in history -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- List of abbreviations |
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