Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines: The History and Legacy of the Haitian Revolution’s Most Famous Leaders 3066234797, 9781400079353, 2708703978, 031241501X, 0813373484, 9781107697782, 9780745335148, 9780253341044

The Haitian Revolution: The History and Legacy of the Slave Uprising that Led to Haiti’s Independence 4274381641, 9781400079353, 2708703978, 031241501X, 0813373484, 9781107697782, 9780745335148, 9780253341044

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Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines: The History and Legacy of the Haitian Revolution’s Most Famous Leaders

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “I was born a slave, but

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Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War: The Promise and Peril of a Second Haitian Revolution 9780812201611

This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the C

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Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War: The Promise and Peril of a Second Haitian Revolution 9780812201611

At the end of the eighteenth century, a massive slave revolt rocked French Saint Domingue, the most profitable European

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France’s Most Famous Palaces: The History and Legacy of Versailles, the Louvre, and the Tuileries

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction and history of the palaces *Includes a bibliography for furt

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Queen Zenobia of Palmyra: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Levant’s Most Famous Queen

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents For hundreds of years, Pa

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Valley Forge: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Military Camp of the Revolutionary War

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Valley Forge written by Washington and other generals *Includes online resource

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The Suez Canal: The History and Legacy of the World’s Most Famous Waterway 1593392923, 1402008376, 084939810X

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In 1

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The Titanic: The History and Legacy of the World’s Most Famous Ship from 1907 to Today

*Describes the construction of the Titanic, life aboard the ship during its maiden voyage, the sinking of the ship, resc

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Tiwanaku and Puma Punku: The History and Legacy of South America’s Most Famous Ancient Holy Site

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Few ancient ruins capture

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