Avengers of the New World
The Story of the Haitian Revolution

The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory.

The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 when thousands of brutally exploited slaves rose up against their masters on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony in the 18th Century Atlantic world. The slave insurgents forced the French administrators of the colony to emancipate them, a decision ratified by revolutionary Paris in 1794. This victory was a stunning challenge to the order of master/slave relations throughout the Americas, including the southern United States.

Prologue

1. Specters of Saint-Domingue
2. Fermentation
3. Inheritance
4. Fire in the Cane
5. New World
6. Defiance
7. Liberty's Land
8. The Opening
9. Power
10. Enemies of Liberty
11. Territory
12. The Tree of Liberty
13. Those Who Die

Epilogue: Out of the Ashes

Notes
Index