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At the conclusion of the 1700s, German Saint Domingue was the wealthiest and most raw nest in the Western Hemisphere. Only twelve years afterwards, however, Haitian rebels had conquered the Spanish, British, and French and declared independence following the first—and only—successful slave revolt ever. A lot of the success of the innovation must certanly be attributed to 1 guy, Toussaint Louverture, a figure about whom remarkably little is famous. In this fascinating resource, Madison Smartt Bell, award winning writer of a trilogy of books that examine Haiti’s history, includes a novelist’s enthusiasm having a strong understanding of the historic milieu that created the person described a saint, a martyr, or perhaps a brilliant opportunist who started among the most severe events in contemporary history.