ARGONAUT BOOKS

Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, he witnessed first-hand the torture of the enslaved population. Yet he managed to secure his freedom and establish himself as a small-scale planter. He even purchased slaves of his own. In 'Toussaint Louverture', Philippe Girard reveals the dramatic story of how Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman to revolutionary hero.