If you have ever read "The Count Of Monte Cristo" or "The Three Musketeers" you may be aware of a (slight) link to Haiti.
The books were written by Alexander Dumas, based on the exploits of his father -- Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. Some believed that Thomas might even have eventually become a rival and a challenger to Napoleon. (And I wonder how that would have played out in history....)
Dumas, Thomas-Alexandre (1762
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/books/review/the-black-count-by-tom-reiss.html
More links:
Alexander https://www.google.com/search?num=1...12.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..0.15.1654.xlHBM1OmtZs
Thomas https://www.google.com/search?num=1...12.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..0.15.1634.9_E2dhztSRc
I know that they are considered to be "Frenchmen" at that point in their lives. That was also how they thought of themselves. But they also had Haitian (mulatto) blood and roots, even as some in Europe would deny it . There was a complex relationship during that time. And in Haiti ... Black vs mulatto. Could the French take advantage of that in any way?
The books were written by Alexander Dumas, based on the exploits of his father -- Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. Some believed that Thomas might even have eventually become a rival and a challenger to Napoleon. (And I wonder how that would have played out in history....)
Dumas, Thomas-Alexandre (1762
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/books/review/the-black-count-by-tom-reiss.html
More links:
Alexander https://www.google.com/search?num=1...12.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..0.15.1654.xlHBM1OmtZs
Thomas https://www.google.com/search?num=1...12.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..0.15.1634.9_E2dhztSRc
I know that they are considered to be "Frenchmen" at that point in their lives. That was also how they thought of themselves. But they also had Haitian (mulatto) blood and roots, even as some in Europe would deny it . There was a complex relationship during that time. And in Haiti ... Black vs mulatto. Could the French take advantage of that in any way?