Citadelle la Ferrière Art of Haiti |
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Author:
| Hinson, Rebecca |
Editor:
| Lederer, Richard Robuck, John |
ISBN: | 978-1-947623-20-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
Publisher: | Rebecca Hinson Publishing
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $22.98 |
Book Description:
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Citadelle La Ferrière and Sitadèl Laferyè tell the story of the largest fort of North America. The story is intertwined with the birth of a slave child, Henri Christophe. At seven years of age, he served a mason. Later he served a French soldier and an innkeeper from whom he would buy his freedom. He helped Toussaint Louverture defeat the English and the Spanish in battle, claiming the island for France. Later he helped Jean Jacques Dessalines rid the island of the French once and...
More DescriptionCitadelle La Ferrière and Sitadèl Laferyè tell the story of the largest fort of North America. The story is intertwined with the birth of a slave child, Henri Christophe. At seven years of age, he served a mason. Later he served a French soldier and an innkeeper from whom he would buy his freedom. He helped Toussaint Louverture defeat the English and the Spanish in battle, claiming the island for France. Later he helped Jean Jacques Dessalines rid the island of the French once and for all. He was crowned King of the Kingdom of Haiti where he built the Citadelle La Ferrière to withstand the threat of French invasion that would bring slavery back to Haiti. They say he often worked on the Citadelle through the night, accomplishing more in one night than all the other workers did all day. This fortress is a testament to the black slaves who seized their liberty. Buried inside lies the slave child who rose up to become a king.