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May 25, 2014 03:40PM
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Pao by Kerry Young is good, it is set in the mid 20th century Jamaica and centres mainly around a Chinese Jamaican immigrant family. A brilliant read and highly recommendable
James Michener Caribbean. It is long book but I just loved it.
I highly recommend "The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution" by C.L.R. James.
The Black Jacobins is great but it's a bit dated. A better, up-to-date account of the Haitian Revolution is Laurent Dubois' Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution
The story of Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution is a fascinating tale as is the building of his mountain redoubt and his final end in a tub of quick lime. I first read of it as a youngster in "Richard Halliburton's Book of Marvels - the Occident" It is a colorful tale of adventure, mis-adventure and violence I will never forget.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution (other topics)The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (other topics)
The Pirate Tales and Adventures of Jollier Roger, and the Golden Cross (other topics)
