The History of Haiti

by Steeve Coupeau

Book Overview

Haiti's long and turbulent history is documented in this comprehensive reference volume, ideal for high school students, undergrads, and general readers. Discovered by Christopher Columbus on his journey across the Atlantic in 1492, Haiti has had a tumultuous past at best. Epidemics, revolutions, slavery, and poverty have plagued this small Latin American country for centuries, and even today its unstable government has prevented Haiti from becoming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313340897
• ISBN13: 9780313340895
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"