This book examines the ways in which a minority of primarily white, male, French philanthropists used their social standing and talents to improve the lives of

Encountering Revolution looks afresh at the profound impact of the Haitian Revolution on the early United States. The first book on the subject in more than two

A powerful and impassioned historical account of the largest successful revolt by enslaved people in history: the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1803 “One of th

Even though there were relatively few people of color in postrevolutionary France, images of and discussions about black women in particular appeared repeatedly