Research Catalog

Title

The Haitian revolution, 1791 to 1804 : or Side lights on the French Revolution / by T.G. Steward.

Author

Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould), 1843-1924

Publication

• New York : T.Y. Crowell Company, publishers, [1914]
• ©1914.

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Additional Authors

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, publisher.

Description

ix, [3], 292 pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustration, map, portraits; 19 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alternative Title

• Haitian revolution, 1791 to 1804
• Side lights on the French revolution

Subjects

• Authors' annotations (Provenance)
• Haiti > History > Revolution, 1791-1804
• Insertions (Provenance)
• Black author

Genre/Form

• Authors' annotations (Provenance)
• Insertions (Provenance)

Note

• "Copyright, 1914 by T.G. Steward."--verso of title page.
• "Haitian authors of merit with names of their works"--pages 273-276.

Bibliography (note)

• "List of authorities consulted"--page [x].

Provenance (note)

• accompanied by a sheet containing a partial clipping in which there is a review of the book; the clipping is marked up by the author. ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Introductory: The unique character of the Haitian Revolution -- ch. 1. The origin of the colony of Saint Domingo, and its condition at the time of the outbreak -- ch. 2. Echoes of the French Revolution in Saint Domingo -- ch. 3. The question before the National Assembly ; Letter of the Abbe Gregoire -- ch. 4. The slaves in revolt are transformed into an army and have behind them a nation -- ch. 5. The English invasion, and other events to the fall of Port-au-Prince -- ch. 6. Conclusion of the war with the English -- ch. 7. The struggle between Toussaint l'Ouverture and Rigaud -- ch. 8. Toussaint L'Ouverture administers the affairs of the colony and has a constitution framed -- ch. 9. Bonaparte's attempt to dispose of the "gold decked Blacks." -- ch. 10. From the peace (?) to the death of General Le Clerc -- ch. 11. Rochambeau and Dessalines ; Greek meets Greek -- ch. 12. Toussaint L'Ouverture in prison -- ch. 13. Independence ; Characters, etc. -- ch. 14. From the Revolution to present time ; Appendix: Exposition of the Revolution by Thiers.

Call Number

Sc 972.94-S (Steward, T. Haitian revolution)

OCLC

• 850302
• NYPGR850302-B

Author

Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould), 1843-1924, author.

Title

The Haitian revolution, 1791 to 1804 : or Side lights on the French Revolution / by T.G. Steward.

Publisher

New York : T.Y. Crowell Company, publishers, [1914]

Copyright Date

©1914.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

"List of authorities consulted"--page [x].

Provenance

Copy in Sc 972.94-S (copy 1) (accession no. B498942) accompanied by a sheet containing a partial clipping in which there is a review of the book; the clipping is marked up by the author. ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, publisher.

Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould), 1843-1924, inscriber.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc 972.94-S (Steward, T. Haitian revolution)

HPB (Steward, T. G. Haitian revolution, 1791 to 1804)