Bryan Edwards

An Historical Survey of the French Colony in the Island of St. Domingo

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This important 1797 work outlines the history of the slave rebellion in the French West Indian colony of St Domingo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9781108023221
• ISBN-10: 1108023223
• Artikelnr.: 32313902

Inhaltsangabe

1. Political state of Saint Domingo, previous to the year 1789
2. From the Revolution of 1789, to the meeting of the first General Colonial Assembly
3. Proceedings of the General Colonial Assembly until its final dissolution, and embarkation of the members for France, August 1790
4. Rebellion and defeat of Ogé, a free man of colour
5. Proceedings in France
6. Consequences in St. Domingo of the Decree of the 15th of May
7. Of the motives which induced the people of colour to join the revolted negroes
8. Reception and proceedings of the Civil Commissioners, and their return to France
9. Situation, extent, and general description of St. Domingo
10. Emigrations
11. Sickness among the troops, and the causes thereof
12. Ancient state of the Spanish colony
Tableau du commerce et de finances de la partie Françoise de St. Domingue
Additional tables
Additional notes and illustrations.