On January 1, 1804, Haiti shocked the world by declaring independence. Historians have long portrayed Haiti's postr
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Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
I Put Fear in the Hearts of Those Who Engage in This Trade: French Efforts to Isolate Haiti in the Atlantic World
CHAPTER TWO
I, Leader of a Country, Treat for My Citizens: Haiti and Jamaica after the French Defeat
CHAPTER THREE
Legislators of the Antilles: British Regulation of Trade with Haiti
CHAPTER FOUR
Aiming a Blow at Their Very Vitals: U.S. Interdiction of Trade with Haiti
CHAPTER FIVE
The “States of Hayti” and the British Empire
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index