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The Sons and Daughters of Toussaint

The Sons and Daughters of Toussaint

Author(s): Keith Madsen

Location(s): Haiti

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1800s, present-day

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A narrative that weaves together the history of Haiti with a present day story featuring the descendants of the legendary Haitian freedom fighter Toussaint and their struggle to realize their ancestor’s dream.

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A Vision of Hope for Haiti

Author: jimmetzner

Keith Madsen knows Haiti intimately and that knowledge and his obvious love for the country permeates this novel with details that could only have come from first hand experience. “Sons and Daughters of Toussaint...

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Haiti’s history brought to life

Author: Donnastram

An engaging, well-researched book about Haiti’s history, coupled with the fictional story of a modern day revolution to fulfill the dream of Toussaint. The author uses dynamic, compelling dialogue to drive the narrative, along...

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Engrossing Saga about Haiti’s struggle for freedom

Author: Carol LaHines

The novel depicts the Haitian struggle for freedom from founding to present day — from Touissant’s struggles against the French, as vividly depicted in the tense chess match between the Haitian and the French...

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An engaging story of Haiti—past and present

Author: Donnastram

An engaging, well- researched book about Haiti’s history, coupled with the fictional story of a modern day revolution to fulfill the dream of Toussaint. The author uses dynamic, compelling dialogue to drive the narrative,...

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