haiti

After selling oranges in the market, a Haitian mother and daughter have enough money to ride the tap-tap, a truck that picks up passengers and lets them off when they bang on the side of the vehicle.

Dr. Paul Farmer describes the devastating impact the January 12, 2010, earthquake had on Haiti, and chronicles the experiences he and his colleagues had in the year following the quake as they worked with the UN to try and aid in the country's recovery efforts.

Photographs and text examine the devastation and death caused by the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti and includes an essay by former President Bill Clinton which offers his assessment of urgent needs.

A collection of folktales gathered by the author in Haiti with comments on Haitian folklore.

Presents a collection of eight folk tales in which animals are the protagonists.

As governmental brutality and poverty become unbearable, Paulie joins with others in her small Haitian village to help her uncle secretly build a boat they will use to try to escape to the United States.

A biography of Haitian revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, looking at his life as a slave and a slave-owner, and arguing that his sometimes controversial actions can be attributed to his desire to win freedom for the slaves of Saint Domingue.

An assessment of how Haiti has fared after the 2010 earthquake reveals how the country continues to suffer from poverty, illness, and a broken infrastructure, assessing the factors that prevent aid from reaching people in need.

Chronicles the history of Haiti and the efforts of one Haitian family to emigrate to the United States and rebuild their lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.