Diplomacy in Black and White: John Adams, Toussaint Louverture, and Their Atlantic World Alliance

Contents

List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction The Atlantic World: “An Ocean of Uncertainty” 1 One Saint-Dominguan Revolution: “We Can and Must Do Something There” 13 Two U.S. Involvement: “Even South Carolinians Voted for It” 39 Three Edward Stevens: “Our Minister to Toussaint” 68 Four Dominguan-American Diplomacy: “So Natural” 87 Five Allied Command: “Willing to Serve General Toussaint” 113 Six The United States and Hispaniola: “On a Permanent and Advantageous Footing” 137 Seven After Adams and Louverture: “Great Changes Likely to Take Place” 161 Notes 185 Bibliography 209 Index 233 CONTENTS This page intentionally left blank ...