Pierre Toussaint Author: Arthur Jones Retail Price: $24.95 Our Price: $17.99 Save: 6.96 (27.90%) Availability: In Stock        Pierre Toussaint was born in Saint Domingue (now known as Haiti) in 1781. The child of a slave on a plantation owned by the Berards, a prosperous French family, he was raised as a devout Catholic. When a slave uprising forced the Berards to flee the island in 1797, Toussaint came to New York City as the family's servant. As a black man and as a Catholic, Toussaint found that his new home held dangers of its own. But New York also offered him wonderful opportunites that allowed him to earn a substantial income. He bought his freedom in 1807, married in 1811, and devoted his life to helping former slaves, supporting the Church, and taking care of the poor and oppressed. In the first biography of Toussaint written for a mainstream audience, Arthur Jones charts a life buffeted and scarred by poverty, prejudice, and political upheavals and shows how Toussaint's faith, independence of mind, and sense of personal dignity served as lifelong sources of strength. Drawing on letters from Toussaint's friends and admirers, black and white alike, as well as a wealth of historical sources, he brings to life a man who, in defying the strictures of a racist society, became an example not only for other blacks, but for oppressed and maligned immigrants of all backgrounds. Similar Items you may enjoy! Pierre And Jean Author: Guy De Maupassant Our Price: $9.99 Pierre Teilhard De Chardin Author: Ursula King Our Price: $10.40 Pierre, Or, the Ambiguities - Slightly Imperfect Our Price: $8.24 15 Days of Prayer with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Author: Andre Dupleix Our Price: $5.99