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Book

Blades of freedom

Call Number

  • J GRAPHIC NOVEL 972.94 HALE (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW)

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Publication Information

New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2020.

Physical Description

127 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Summary

Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the Haitian Revolution and its role in Napoleon's decision to sell Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe the whole Louisiana Territory, when they sought to buy only New Orleans.

Notes

"A tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase"--Cover.

Maps on lining papers.

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