Toussaint L'Ouverture: The December 1861 New York and Boston Lecture

by Wendell Phillips

Universally revered as a political, military and social luminary of the late 18th and early 19th century, Toussaint is reexamined herein not in legendary terms but in the context of his pursuit of simple human dignity. Phillips illustrates Toussaint's best qualities through the colloquial English of a 19th Century abolitionist to a vast lay audience. The persistence of this landmark work lies firmly in the oration's power to humanize Toussaint. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944556028
• ISBN13: 9781944556020
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Edition Du Domaine
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher