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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
By Adam HochschildAdam Hochschild tells the story of King Leopold II of Belgium and the Congo Free State, one of the worst colonial atrocities in history, and the campaign that exposed it.
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📄 384 pages⏱ ~3 hr read📅 1999
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Adam Hochschild tells the story of King Leopold II of Belgium and the Congo Free State, one of the worst colonial atrocities in history, and the campaign that exposed it.
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