BLACK SPARTACUS (TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE) (PB)

The definitive modern biography of the great slave leader, military genius and revolutionary hero Toussaint Louverture. The book draws on a wealth of archival material, much of it overlooked by previous biographers, to follow every step of Louverture's singular journey, from his triumphs against French, Spanish and British troops to his skilful regional diplomacy, his Machiavellian dealings with successive French colonial administrators and his bold promulgation of an autonomous Constitution.