Black Crown - Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom

The epic story of a man born into Caribbean slavery, who defeated Napoleon's armies and crowned himself a free black king.

About the author

Paul Clammer is a Bristol-based writer and editor. He has lived and worked in Haiti, a country he has been visiting regularly since 2007. He is the author of Bradt Travel Guides’ Haiti, the only English-language guidebook to the country, as well as more than forty guidebooks for Lonely Planet.

Product details

• Authors: Clammer Paul
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 22.01.2026
• EAN: 9781805264408
• ISBN: 978-1-80526-440-8
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Haiti, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Biography: historical, political and military, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, War & defence operations, National liberation and independence, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General