- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Connect to:
- 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.
- Added Title
Haitian revolution, 1791 to 1804
Side lights on the French revolution
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Research Call Number
Sc 972.94-S (Steward, T. Haitian revolution)
HPB (Steward, T. G. Haitian revolution, 1791 to 1804)