The Washington Independent Review of Books Names "The First and Last King of Haiti" as a Favorite Book of 2025
In advance of Thanksgiving, the Washington Independent Review of Books has given this author something to be very grateful for, as the editors chose The First and Last King of Haiti as one of their "51 Favorite Books of 2025."
From the article:
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut (Knopf). Reviewed by Peggy Kurkowski. “The Shakespearean drama of Haitian revolutionary Henry Christophe’s life is revealed in all its glorious color and complexity in Marlene L. Daut’s superb The First and Last King of Haiti. A product of more than a decade of research, this stout biography is a shimmering synthesis of his life within the rebellious milieu of Saint-Domingue/Haiti in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.”
