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CHAPTER 5. The Accountants, the Opportunists, and the Rebels

Taking Chances in the Era of the Seven Years’ War

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION. The Cup of Wrath Is Almost Full 1
CHAPTER 1. Making Sense of Strangers 20
CHAPTER 2. Studying the Horizon 61
CHAPTER 3. Seeking Truth Through Terror 105
CHAPTER 4. The Risk of Relations 148
CHAPTER 5. The Accountants, the Opportunists, and the Rebels 179
CHAPTER 6. Governing in a World of Fear 207
EPILOGUE. The Transforming Fires of the Haitian Revolution 242
APPENDIX 255
NOTES 261
INDEX 313
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 325

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION. The Cup of Wrath Is Almost Full 1
CHAPTER 1. Making Sense of Strangers 20
CHAPTER 2. Studying the Horizon 61
CHAPTER 3. Seeking Truth Through Terror 105
CHAPTER 4. The Risk of Relations 148
CHAPTER 5. The Accountants, the Opportunists, and the Rebels 179
CHAPTER 6. Governing in a World of Fear 207
EPILOGUE. The Transforming Fires of the Haitian Revolution 242
APPENDIX 255
NOTES 261
INDEX 313
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 325

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