The first and last king of Haiti : the rise and fall of Henry Christophe / Marlene L. Daut.
"The essential biography of one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas. In The First and Last King of Haiti, a brilliant, award-winning Yale scholar unravels the still controversial enigma that he was."-- Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593316160
- ISBN: 0593316169
- ISBN: 9780593314036
- ISBN: 0593314034
- Physical Description: xxiv, 630 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-595) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO HEN (Text) | 37810435835656 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | B HENRICHISTOPHE (Text) | 80605003745428 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | B HENRI CHRISTOP (Text) | 31781069036083 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | B CHRISTOPHE (Text) | 31250200091496 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | B HENRI CHRISTOP (Text) | 31781069036075 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | B HENRI (Text) | 900005000279944 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | HENRI CHRISTOPHE (Text) | 33258009642492 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 972.9404 Daut (Text) | 30519010956657 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | B HENRICHRISTOPHE (Text) | 31423621403986 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | B Christophe (Text) | 25908004421454 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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