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| Title Statement | The first and last king of Haiti: the rise and fall of Henry Christophe / Marlene L. Daut. |
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| Author | Daut, Marlene |
| Publication | New York: Alfred A. Knopf,2025. |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Extent of Item | xxiv, 630 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates |
| ISBN | 9780593316160 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07723524 |
| General Notes | "A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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"-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Name | Henri Christophe,1767-1820 |
| By Location | Haiti--Biography--Kings and rulers |
| Haiti--Politics and government--1804-1844 | |
| By Genre | Biographies |
