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Toussaint L'Ouverture: Fighting for Haitian Independence

By Richard Worth

Book information

Publisher
LLC, Enslow Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
9780766085220
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
19 MB (19655623 bytes)
Series
Rebels with a Cause
Pages
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Time added
2023-08-06 22:52:13
Biography & Autobiography; Juvenile Nonfiction; Po

Description

Toussaint L'Ouverture was an eighteenth-century military hero who led the Haitian Revolution, one of the greatest and most successful slave uprisings in the world. L'Ouverture believed strongly in both racial equality and anticolonialism, and he not only led the revolution against French control of Haiti but also created a prosperous autonomous colony before breaking ties with France. Unfortunately, L'Ouverture died in exile before seeing the fruits of his labor. In this text, students will learn about the historical context in which the Haitian Revolution was fought, as well as L'Ouverture's role in it. Students will be guided through their reading with a glossary of important words, a timeline, and references for further reading on the topic.

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