Blades of Freedom: A Louisiana Purchase Tale

Hale, Nathan

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Harry N Abrams, Inc.

Just the Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Vol. 10

Series and Publisher: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

Annotation: Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the Haitian Revolution and its role in Napoleon's decision to sell Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe the whole Louisiana Territory, when they sought to buy only New Orleans.

Genre: [Graphic novels] [United States history]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #211114

Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover

Special Formats: Graphic Novel

Publisher: Harry N Abrams, Inc.

Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 11/24/20

Pages: 127 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-419-74691-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-01953-3

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-419-74691-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-01953-9

Dewey: 973.4

LCCN: 2020939760

Dimensions: 19 cm.

Subject Heading:
Napoleon. I,. Emperor of the French,. 1769-1821. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
Napoleon. I,. Emperor of the French,. 1769-1821. Comic books, strips, etc.
Louisiana Purchase. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
Louisiana Purchase. Comic books, strips, etc.
Haiti. History. Revolution, 1791-1804. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile literature.
Haiti. History. Revolution, 1791-1804. Comic books, strips, etc.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 127).

Word Count: 15,722

Reading Level: 3.7

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.7 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 511298 / grade: Middle Grades

Discover the story of the Haitian Revolution—the largest uprising of enslaved people in history—in Blades of Freedom, a Hazardous Tale from author-illustrator Nathan Hale in 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.

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