The Death of the French Atlantic Trade, War, and Slavery in the Age of Revolution |
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| Author:
| Forrest, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-956895-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $56.00 |
Book Description:
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War, revolution, and anti-slavery were the three major forces which led to the dramatic decline of France's Atlantic empire with the loss of her richest Caribbean colony, Saint-Domingue. Alan Forrest draws a rich portrait of France's Atlantic communities in this tumultuous period, and the uneasy legacy of the French slave trade.
War, revolution, and anti-slavery were the three major forces which led to the dramatic decline of France's Atlantic empire with the loss of her richest Caribbean colony, Saint-Domingue. Alan Forrest draws a rich portrait of France's Atlantic communities in this tumultuous period, and the uneasy legacy of the French slave trade.