Thomas Jefferson's Haitian Policy: Myths and Realities

by Arthur Scherr

Book Overview

Among the most controversial aspects of Thomas Jefferson's presidency, indeed of his political career, is his policy toward the country that is now Haiti, then known as St. Domingo. While eschewing substantial research on his Haitian policies, most historians condemn Jefferson as a racist who implemented his anti-African American agenda by plotting with Napoleon to "starve Toussaint," Touissaint Louverture, Haiti's ruler, into submission to the French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498512518
• ISBN13: 9781498512510
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 726 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"