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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An interesting historical piece--both from the point of view that it was written over 60 years ago, and that it discusses a time more than 200 years before that. Roberts clearly admired L'Ouverture (though he thought Dessalines a barbarian), and much of the achievements of the revolution, but his racism shines through, nevertheless. Written from an unusual perspective when dealing with this topic--that is the American trade going on with Haiti before and during the revolution itself, It is a worthwhile read for many reasons. Not high art, not the last word on Haiti, but an informative and readable book that was very popular in its day and was made later into a movie. no reviews | add a review
A fascinating, thoroughly researched historical novel of Haiti and Africa, and the early United States, outlining Haitians battle for freedom seen through the eyes of one man. This 1947 outing features Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait. Roberts is known for his historical accuracy, so this should please fans of the genre. No library descriptions found. |
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I suppose most humans only partially see the light. I'm still deciding on whether or not I'll pursue Roberts to shed any more: "the pages of history are sprinkled with dolts, idiots, drunkards maintained in the highest offices -- mediocrities whose stubbornness has sacrificed armies, whose blindness has destroyed navies, whose bad judgement has ruined their countries' prestige, starves helpless people by the million, wrecked cities, toppled arts, civilization, learning and understanding in the dust -- and most of these fools' names hold unsullied place in the lying annals of their respective nations." ( )