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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100962761370
ISBN-139780962761379
eBay Product ID (ePID)627832
Product Key Features
Book TitleNight of Fire : the Black Napoleon and the Battle for Haiti
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Caribbean & West Indies / General, Military
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMartin Ros
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-456065
SynopsisThe largest, and only successful, slave revolt in history took place in Haiti in 1791, shortly after the French Revolution. First organized by a voodoo priest, the rebellion soon came under the leadership of an educated, Catholic slave named Toussaint Louverture--a man of such military and political skill that he was referred to by contemporaries as the Black Napoleon., Napoleon was forced to divert badly needed troops to deal with a slave army in Haiti led by Jean Jacques Dessalines., The largest, and only successful, slave revolt in history took place in Haiti in 1791, shortly after the French Revolution. First organized by a voodoo priest, the rebellion soon came under the leadership of an educated, Catholic slave named Toussaint Louverture--a man of such military and political skill that he was referred to by contemporaries as the "Black Napoleon".