King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa
Title:
King Leopold's ghost : a story of greed, terror, and heroism in Colonial Africa
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ISBN:
9780618001903
9780395759240
Publication Information:
Boston, M.A. : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Physical Description:
376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Contents:
Prologue: "The traders area kidnapping our people" -- Part I: Walking into fire. "I shall not give up the chase" ; The fox crosses the stream ; The magnificent cake ; "The treaties must grant us everything" ; From Florida to Berlin ; Under the Yacht Club flag ; The first heretic ; Where there aren't no Ten Commandments ; Meeting Mr. Kurtz ; The wood that weeps ; A secret society of murderers -- Part II: A King at bay. David and Goliath ; Breaking into the thieves' kitchen ; To flood his deeds with day ; A reckoning ; "Journalists won't give you recipes" ; No man is a stranger ; Victory? ; The Great Forgetting -- Looking back : a personal afterword.
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Summary:
Chronicles the life of King Leopold II of Belgium and discusses how he plundered the Congo, how his people tried to overthrow him, and other related topics.