{"product_id":"the-stone-that-the-builder-refused-paperback","title":"The Stone that the Builder Refused - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMadison Smartt Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stone that the Builder Refused \u003c\/i\u003eis the final volume of Madison Smartt Bell's masterful trilogy about the Haitian Revolution-the first successful slave revolution in history-which begins with \u003ci\u003eAll Souls' Rising \u003c\/i\u003e(a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN\/Faulkner Award) and continues with \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Crossroads.\u003c\/i\u003e Each of these three novels can be read independently of the two others; of the trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e has said, \" It] will make an indelible mark on literary history-one worthy of occupying the same shelf as Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the widely acclaimed All Souls' Rising and Master of the Crossroads, Madison Smartt Bell gives us the climactic final chapter in the life of Toussaint Louverture, the legendary leader of the only successful slave revolution in history. \u003cbr\u003eIn 1791, what would become known as the Haitian Revolution began as a rebellion of African slaves against their white masters in the French colony of Saint Domingue. By 1793 Toussaint had emerged as the leader of the revolt, proving himself to be as adept at politics as he was on the battlefield. By 1801 he had succeeded in stabilizing the war-ravaged territory and invited exiled white planters, whose expertise was needed, to return and reclaim their properties. The foundation of a society based on liberty, genuine equality, and brotherhood among whites, blacks, and mulattos seemed in place. But the proclamation of a new constitution that abolished slavery and appointed Toussaint governor for life incited Napoleon to dispatch troops in order to reestablish control over the island. \u003cbr\u003eThe Stone That the Builder Refused spans the final phase of Toussaint's career and paints an astonish-ingly detailed and riveting portrait of a new society breaking forth from the chrysalis of a revolution, of the vision that impelled Toussaint to create a society based on principle and idealism, and of the dreadful compromises he was forced to make in order to \u003cbr\u003epreserve it. \u003cbr\u003eA masterly weave of the factual and the imagined, this grand culmination of Bell's landmark Toussaint Louverture trilogy stands alone as a towering achievement of historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadison Smartt Bell is the author of fifteen works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll Souls' Rising\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Save Me, Joe Louis\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSoldier's Joy\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTen Indians\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his family and teaches at Goucher College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 8.08 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683480309823,"sku":"9781400076185","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/48a29951b556725b9318be0871ca422d.webp?v=1764964043","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-stone-that-the-builder-refused-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}