The Ransom of Freedom
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The Ransom of Freedom

How Haiti was Forced to Pay France for its Independence

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eBook - ePub

The Ransom of Freedom

How Haiti was Forced to Pay France for its Independence

About this book

Haiti won its freedom. France sent the ransom note.

In 1825, French warships anchored off Port-au-Prince with an ordinance from the king: pay 150 million francs to former colonists, and France would finally recognize the independence Haiti had already won in battle. Haiti accepted, borrowed to make the first payment, and carried the financial consequences for generations.

The Ransom of Freedom follows the money and the people who bore its weight, from the first loan to its long afterlife.

Information

Publisher
Heritage Books
Year
2026
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9788812210336
Subtopic
Economic History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. DISCLAIMER
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. JULY 1825
  6. BEFORE INDEPENDENCE, THERE WAS A FORTUNE BUILT ON SLAVERY
  7. THE REVOLUTION THAT CHANGED THE ATLANTIC WORLD
  8. A REPUBLIC SURROUNDED BY ENEMIES
  9. THE PRICE FRANCE PUT ON FREEDOM
  10. BORROWING GOLD TO PAY FOR FREEDOM
  11. THE GENERATIONS THAT INHERITED THE BILL
  12. BANKS, CREDITORS, AND THE BUSINESS OF HAITIAN DEBT
  13. WHEN FOREIGN POWERS TOOK CONTROL OF THE MONEY
  14. THE ARGUMENT OVER REDRESS
  15. THE FREEDOM THAT HAD A PRICE

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