Originally published in the March 2017 issue of First Things. Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life by Philippe Girard Hachette, 352 pages, $24.06 The Virginia planter and Fire-Eater Edmund Ruffin, who in 1865 blew his brains out rather than live under Yankee rule, called Toussaint Louverture “the only… Read More
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