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Drums at dusk

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Arna BontempsFirst published 19393 editions

Drums at Dusk is a story of love, violence, and race set at the outbreak of the Haitian Revolution in 1791. The novel explores the complex web of tensions connecting wealthy plantation owners, poor whites, free people of color, and the slaves who stunned the colony and the globe by uniting in a carefully planned uprising.

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First publish date 19391 credited authorSearch language english

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