The death of the French Atlantic trade, war, and slavery in the age of revolution Forrest, Alan I. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Military history History enk 2020 2020 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) : maps War, revolution, and anti-slavery were the three major forces which led to the dramatic decline of France's Atlantic empire with the loss of her richest Caribbean colony, Saint-Domingue. Alan Forrest draws a rich portrait of France's Atlantic communities in this tumultuous period, and the uneasy legacy of the French slave trade. Preface -- Part One: Before the storm. The French Atlantic world ; The port cities of the French Atlantic ; The years of economic prosperity ; France and the slave trade ; Populating the French Atlantic -- Part Two: War and Revolution. Debating slavery ; The French Revolution in the Atlantic ports ; Merchants, planters, and revolutionary politics ; War and revolution in the Caribbean ; The Saint-Domingue diaspora ; Economic stagnation and decay -- Part Three: Emerging from crisis. The Congress of Vienna and the politics of slavery ; The illegal slave trade ; The slave trade in collective memory -- Conclusion. Alan Forrest. Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and index. e-fr--- Slavery France Atlantic Coast History Slave trade France History France Colonies Caribbean Area Commerce History 18th century France Commerce Caribbean Area History 19th century Atlantic Coast (France) History Atlantic Coast (France) History, Military Atlantic Coast (France) Commerce History, Military Traite des esclaves France Histoire France Colonies Commerce Caraïbes (Région) Histoire 18e siècle France Commerce Caraïbes (Région) Histoire 19e siècle Atlantique, Côte de l' (France) Histoire Atlantique, Côte de l' (France) Histoire militaire Atlantique, Côte de l' (France) Commerce Histoire militaire HISTORY France Modern Americas (North Colonialism & Post-Colonialism POLITICAL SCIENCE Slavery SOCIAL SCIENCE Slavery Commerce French colonies Harbors Slave trade France Atlantic Coast Caribbean Area France 1700-1899 fast HT1177 .F67 2020 HF3555 382/.440944 382.09440729 Death of the French Atlantic Forrest, Alan. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020 First edition. (OCoLC)1104047290 (DLC) 2019946182 9780191667435 0191667439 9780191757617 0191757616 9780192570734 0192570730 0199568952 9780199568956 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/36667 YDX 200214 20260319181918.5 in00005718192 eng