History of Haiti and its Revolution

This book presents the history of Haiti and its revolution. Haiti is an island in the West Indies. The general history of the island begins with its discovery by Christopher Columbus; and the present capital was founded six years after its discovery. "Instead of one, as is usually believed, there were three distinct revolutions in the island during the fourteen years which elapsed from 1789 to 1803. The first revolution was for the establishment of republican principles, and was confined to the whites. The second revolution established the emancipation of the slaves. The third revolution achieved the independence of the colony from the mother country, and was not completed until ten years afterwards, 1802"... Jacques N. Leger wrote about Haiti that before the fifteenth century its inhabitants used to be relatively happy. They were very tawny, rather small in stature, with long, black, and smooth hair. Simple in their manners, more indolent than active, they were contented with little; moreover, their wants were not very great. The men and the girls wore no clothing; the women only had around their waists a cloth reaching to their knees...