{"product_id":"toussaint-louverture-and-the-american-civil-war-9780812221848","title":"Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exploring the ambiguous and contested place of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in American political and cultural life, [Matthew Clavin] contends that Haiti's influence extended well into the nineteenth century and was a significant factor in shaping American understandings of their Civil War. . . . A well-written, deeply researched study that extends and deepens our understanding of the connections between two nations whose destinies were so closely entwined during the era of slavery.\" * \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eToussaint Louverture and the American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates beyond a doubt just how much attention the Haitian Revolution received in the United States between 1791 and 1865, from both whites and blacks, from the North and the South alike, and from abolitionists to fire-eaters. Elegantly written and deeply researched, this gripping account is filled with insight about America's fascination with Louverture and his rebellion.\" * Douglas Egerton, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eToussaint Louverture and the American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is a challenging and provocative study that asks us to think much more broadly both about the political culture of antebellum America and about the coming and meaning of the Civil War.\" * Steven Hahn, author of \u003ci\u003eA Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. \"The insurrection of the Blacks in St. Domingo\": Remembering Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution\u003cbr\u003e PART I. OPENING THE CIVIL WAR OF WORDS\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. \"He patterned his life after the San Domingan\": John Brown, Toussaint Louverture, and the Triumph of Violent Abolitionism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. \"Contemplate, I beseech you, fellow-citizens, the example of St. Domingo\": Abolitionist Dreams, Confederate Nightmares, and the Counterrevolution of Secession\u003cbr\u003e PART II. A SECOND HAITIAN REVOLUTION?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. \"Liberty on the Battle-field\": Haiti and the Movement to Arm Black Soldiers\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. \"Emancipation or Insurrection\": Haiti and the End of Slavery in America\u003cbr\u003e PART III. NATIONS WITHIN A NATION\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. \"Many a Touissant L'Overture amongst us\": Black Identity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. \"A Repetition of San Domingo?\": Southern White Identity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. \"Do we want another San Domingo to be repeated in the South?\" Northern White Identity\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405699490135,"sku":"9780812221848","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812221848.jpg?v=1730493324","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/toussaint-louverture-and-the-american-civil-war-9780812221848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}