Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
Book by Nathan Hale
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Publisher : Harry N. Abrams; First Edition (November 24, 2020) Language : English Hardcover : 128 pages ISBN-10 : 141974691X ISBN-13 : 978-1419746918 Reading age : 9 - 12 years, from customers Grade level : 3 - 7 Item Weight : 12.7 ounces , Discover the story of the Haitian Revolution—the largest uprising of enslaved people in history—in this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series Why would Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana Territory to the recently formed United States of America? It all comes back to the island nation of Haiti, which Napoleon had planned to use as a base for trade with North America. While Napoleon climbed the ranks of the French army and government, enslaved people were organizing in Haiti under the leadership of François Mackandal, Dutty Boukman, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and Touissant L’Ouverture, who in 1791 led the largest uprising of enslaved people in history—the Haitian Revolution. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare! Read more
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History made fun! My 2 boys can’t stop reading these series. We have all the books. Wish there were more!
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