Written in Blood

The Story of the Haitian People 1492-1995

Robert Debs Heinl (Author) , Nancy Gordon Heinl (Author)

Written in Blood

The Story of the Haitian People 1492-1995

Robert Debs Heinl (Author) , Nancy Gordon Heinl (Author)

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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.

Chapter 1 Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 2 Introducing Haiti
Chapter 3 A Very Great Island: 1492-1788
Chapter 4 Bois Cayman and Carmagnole: 1988-1794
Chapter 5 I Am Toussaint Louverture: 1794-1801
Chapter 6 The Death of St. 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: 1957-1941
Chapter 17 Riding the Tiger: 1971-1986
Chapter 18 Paper and Iron: 1986-1995
Chapter 19 Appendices: Voodoo; Chronology; Glossary
Chapter 20 Acknowledgments
Chapter 21 Bibliography
Chapter 22 Source Notes
Chapter 23 Index
Chapter 24 About the Authors

Product details

Published	Nov 14 2023
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Extent	902
ISBN	9780761888864
Imprint	University Press of America
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Robert Debs Heinl

Author

Nancy Gordon Heinl

As spellbinding as Voodoo, 'Written in Blood' is a matchless history of Haiti and the Haitian people.

(praise for first edition), William Manchester
The turbulent history of Haiti is related in a well-researched and highly readable narrative?Praised by all who have read it as the only complete and fully documented history of Haiti in any language, 'Written in Blood' is certain to become a classic.

(praise for first edition), Proceedings Magazine, the flagship publication of the U.S. Naval Institute
There is no work in the English language that even approaches the extravagant wealth of information the Heinls have assembled about the world's first black republic.

(praise for first edition), Washington Star
The Heinls tell [this] tragic story well."

Footsteps Magazine
As spellbinding as Voodoo, 'Written in Blood' is a matchless history of Haiti and the Haitian people.

(praise for first edition), William Manchester
The turbulent history of Haiti is related in a well-researched and highly readable narrative…Praised by all who have read it as the only complete and fully documented history of Haiti in any language, 'Written in Blood' is certain to become a classic.

(praise for first edition), Proceedings Magazine, the flagship publication of the U.S. Naval Institute