Historical Dictionary of Haiti

by Michael R. Hall

One of the world's poorest nations, Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Haiti proclaimed its independence from France on January 1, 1804 following the only successful slave revolt in the Americas. As a result of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804), Haiti became the first independent Latin American nation and the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere, after the United States. Throughout its history it has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810878100
• ISBN13: 9780810878105
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"