Philippe Girard was born in Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. He studied at Sciences Po in Paris and Ohio University and now teaches at McNeese University in Louisiana. He has written six books on the history of Haiti. Are you a general reader interested in a good read? Start with "A day in Colonial Haiti," then move on to "Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life" and "Haiti: The tumultuous history." Are you an academic looking for a scholarly monograph? "Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life", "The Slaves Who Defeated Napoleon," and "The Memoir of General Toussaint Louverture" are the three most ground-breaking books on the list.
