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Jean-Jacques Dessalines and the Atlantic System: A Reappraisal by Girard, Philippe R

“…Revered in Haiti as a founding father committed to his countrymen’s freedom and independence, decried by his white contemporaries as a bloodthirsty brute,…”
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Toussaint before Louverture: New Archival Findings on the Early Life of Toussaint Louverture by Girard, Philippe R, Donnadieu, Jean-Louis

“…The early life of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture (ca. 1743–1803) was long shrouded in myth, in part because Toussaint (who did not take the name…”
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The Haitian Revolution, History's New Frontier: State of the Scholarship and Archival Sources by Girard, Philippe R.

“…Focusing on the era of the Haitian Revolution, this article analyses recent historiographical developments in both French and English. Though the field has…”
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French atrocities during the Haitian War of Independence by Girard, Philippe R.

“…This article analyzes the atrocities committed by French troops during the Leclerc-Rochambeau expedition, which Napoléon Bonaparte sent to Saint-Domingue…”
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Un-Silencing the Past: The Writings of Toussaint Louverture by Girard, Philippe R.

“…Contrary to most slave revolts, the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) has left a rich archival record that includes documents written by the dominant classes as…”
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Black Talleyrand: Toussaint Louverture's Diplomacy, 1798-1802 by Girard, Philippe R.

“…Toussaint Louverture's record as an international statesman remains largely occluded, though he served as quasi-independent ruler of Saint Domingue for nearly…”
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Trading Races: Joseph and Marie Bunel, a Diplomat and a Merchant in Revolutionary Saint-Domingue and Philadelphia by GIRARD, PHILIPPE R.

“…Based on extensive research in French, British, and U.S. archives, the article focuses on Joseph Bunel, a diplomatic and commercial envoy for Toussaint…”
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Napoléon Bonaparte and the Emancipation Issue in Saint-Domingue, 1799-1803 by Girard, Philippe R

“…It is generally assumed that the expedition that Napoleon Bonaparte sent to Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in December 1801 was largely prompted by lobbying on the…”
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Quelle langue parlait Toussaint Louverture? Le mémoire du fort de Joux et les origines du kreyòl haïtien by Girard, Philippe R.

“…Cet article tente de recréer la langue des révolutionnaires haïtiens, plus particulièrement celle de Toussaint Louverture, à l'aide des témoignages de ses…”
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Caribbean genocide: racial war in Haiti, 1802-4 by Girard, Philippe R.

“…Girard's article covers the 1802-4 period in Haiti, during which an expeditionary force sent by Napoleon Bonaparte on the one hand, and an army of Blacks and…”
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Birth of a Nation: The Creation of the Haitian Flag and Haiti's French Revolutionary Heritage by Girard, Philippe R.

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The "Dark Star": New Scholarship on the Repercussions of the Haitian Revolution by Girard, Philippe R.

“…The book more directly addresses a third dimension of US-Haitian ties: US emigration to Haiti - nothing is said of black Haitians who immigrated to the United…”
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines et l'arrestation de Toussaint Louverture by Girard, Philippe R.

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Liberte, Egalite, Esclavage : French Revolutionary Ideals and the Failure of the Leclerc Expedition to Saint-Domingue by Girard, Philippe R

“…In 1802-1803, Napoleon Bonaparte sent a large expeditionary force to the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti) to restore French authority there. Like the…”
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"Liberté, Égalité, Esclavage": French Revolutionary Ideals and the Failure of the Leclerc Expedition to Saint-Domingue by Girard, Philippe R.

“…En 1801-1803, Napoléon Bonaparte envoya à Saint-Domingue (Haïti) une expédition chargée de rétablir Vautorité française dans la colonie, L'expédition fut un…”
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Quelle langue parlait Toussaint Louverture ?: Le mémoire du fort de Joux et les origines du kreyòl haïtien by Girard, Philippe R.

“…Cet article tente de recréer la langue des révolutionnaires haïtiens, plus particulièrement celle de Toussaint Louverture, à l’aide des témoignages de ses…”
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What Language Did Toussaint Louverture Speak? The Fort de Joux Memoir and the Origins of Haitian Kreyol by Girard, Philippe R

“…With the help of contemporary accounts, letters drafted by former slaves, and the memoir written by Toussaint Louverture shortly before his death, this article…”
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Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution by Girard, Philippe R

“…Girard reviews Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution by Laurent Dubois…”
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Napoléon Bonaparte and the Emancipation Issue in Saint-Domingue, 1799-1803 by Girard, Philippe R.

“…It is generally assumed that the expedition that Napoléon Bonaparte sent to Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in December 1801 was largely prompted by lobbying on the…”
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J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat, Sleeping Rough in Port-au-Prince: An Ethnography of Street Children and Violence in Haiti. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2006. Maps, photos, tables, notes, bibliography, index, 249 pp; hardcover $59.95 by Girard, Philippe R.

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