{"product_id":"master-of-the-crossroads-9781400078387","title":"Master of the Crossroads","description":"Continuing his epic trilogy of the Haitian slave uprising, Madison Smartt Bell's \u003cb\u003eMaster of the Crossroads\u003c\/b\u003e delivers a stunning portrayal of Toussaint Louverture, former slave, military genius and liberator of Haiti, and his struggle against the great European powers to free his people in the only successful slave revolution in history. At the outset, Toussaint is a second-tier general in the Spanish army, which is supporting the rebel slaves' fight against the French. But w hen Toussaint is betrayed by his former allies and the commanders of the Spanish army, he reunites his army with the French, wresting vital territories and manpower from Spanish control. With his army one among several factions, Toussaint eventually rises as the ultimate victor as he wards off his enemies to take control of the French colony and establish a new constitution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBell's grand, multifaceted novel shows a nation, splintered by actions and in the throes of chaos, carried to liberation and justice through the undaunted tenacity of one incredible visionary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadison Smartt Bell is the author of fourteen works of fiction, including \u003cb\u003eThe Stone That the Builder Refused\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eAll Souls' Rising\u003c\/b\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSave Me, Joe Louis\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eDr. Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eSoldier's Joy\u003c\/b\u003e; and \u003cb\u003eTen Indians\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his family and teaches at Goucher College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334379573522,"sku":"9781400078387","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aee6ca4d-912f-4caf-9f2c-a2c7dca18fad.jpg?v=1727888771","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/master-of-the-crossroads-9781400078387","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}