Wirkus, Faustin, 1896-1945.

The white king of La Gonave, by Faustin Wirkus and Taney Dudley, with an introduction by William B. Seabrook. - Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1931. - xv, 333 pages frontispiece, plates, portraits, double map 24 cm

Illustrated lining-papers. "First edition."

Book One. Sergeant. -- " -- And see the world." -- I am a Marine -- Black masks -- What the gods do -- Codio -- Hatching a kingdom, unawares -- Book Two. Lieutenant -- Into the hills -- Perodin -- First bandit patrol -- Idyll at Perodin -- Chimney magic -- More magic -- Estraville -- Stamping feet -- Five days leave -- "Massoc" makes history -- Marie of Carzal -- A prisoner -- The Hougan Dessalines -- A black eden -- A Christmas Eve patry -- Along the way -- Book Three. King -- Two royal ladies -- Vagabond labor -- Le reine Julie -- At the village of the queen -- Orders from headquarters -- My friend, Polynice, is appointed -- Dark politics -- A convention of queens -- The call of the king -- Andre, Germaine, and Eugene -- Problems -- More problems -- Sea god -- The President and the High Commissioner! -- Out of eden.

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United States. Marine Corps.
United States. Marine Corps.


Vodou.
Vaudou.
Manners and customs.
Vodou.


La Gon ave (Haiti)
Haiti--Social life and customs.
Gonave, ile de la.
Ha iti--Moeurs et coutumes.
Haiti.
Haiti--La Gon ave.

F1929.G6 / W7

917.294

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