Robert Debs Heinl, Nancy Gordon Heinl

Written in Blood (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of the Haitian People 1492-1995

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a complete history of Haiti from 1492 to the end of 1995. The first edition was and remains the most complete history of Haiti ever written in English and one of the most complete in any language. This second edition, revised and expanded by Michael Heinl, contains two more chapters as well as updated information to make it a must read for anyone interested in the history of Haiti and its people.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 882
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493083978
• Artikelnr.: 74627732

Autorenporträt

Robert Debs Heinl and Nancy Gordon Heinl, both writers and historians, lived in Haiti from 1959 to 1963. Robert Heinl was Chief of the U.S. Naval Mission to Haiti until he was declared persona non grata by François Duvalier. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1964 and wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column until his death in 1979. Nancy Gordon Heinl is an independent writer and journalist who has written extensively on black history and voodoo. Born in London, she came to the United States in 1933. Michael Heinl received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an international business consultant in Washington, D.C.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introducing Haiti
Chapter 3 A Very Great Island
Chapter 4 Bois Cayman and Carmagnole: 1492-1788
Chapter 5 I Am Toussaint Louverture: 1794-1801
Chapter 6 The Death of Saint-Domingue: 1801-1803
Chapter 7 We Must Live Free or Die: 1804-1820
Chapter 8 Chaos and Contentment: 1820-1842
Chapter 9 Darkness Descends: 1843-1858
Chapter 10 Black Republic: 1859 - 1870
Chapter 11 Misfortunes without Number: 1871 -1888
Chapter 12 Plots and Revolutions 1888 - 1911
Chapter 13 A Public Nuisance: 1911 - 1915
Chapter 14 Occupation: 1915 - 1934
Chapter 15 Second Independence: 1934 - 1957
Chapter 16 I Am the State: 1957 - 1971
Chapter 17 Riding the Tiger: 1971 - 1986
Chapter 18 Paper and Iron: 1986 - 1995
Chapter 19 Appendices
Chapter 20 Voodoo
Chapter 21 Chronology
Chapter 22 Glossary
Chapter 23 Acknowledgments
Chapter 24 Bibliography
Chapter 25 Source Notes
Chapter 26 Index
Chapter 27 About the Authors
Chapter 28 Illustrations
Chapter 29 Maps