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Author:

Rockwell, Anne.

Title:

Open the door to liberty! : a biography of Toussaint L'Ouverture / by Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Toussaint Louverture,--1743?-1803--Juvenile literature.
Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804--Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries--Haiti--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Generals--Haiti--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Toussaint Louverture,--1743?-1803.
Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804.
Revolutionaries--Haiti--Biography.
Generals--Haiti--Biography.

Other Authors:

Christie, Gregory, 1971-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64)

Summary:

Describes how an African slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture, lead his fellow slaves of the island of St. Domingue (now Haiti) to revolt against the white plantation owners to gain their freedom and influence the course of world history.

ISBN:

0618605703
9780618605705

OCLC:

(OCoLC)145396641

LCCN:

2007025746

Locations:

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BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)