Screen LibraryLeopold II : butcher of the Congo /
Tells the story of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, who claimed he was helping the people in a colony of Africa along the Congo River, but was really found to be promoting slavery and other ills.
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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A wicked history
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Tells the story of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, who claimed he was helping the people in a colony of Africa along the Congo River, but was really found to be promoting slavery and other ills. |
| Carrier Form: | 128 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm. |
| Audience: | 750 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 125) and index. |
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9780531205013 0531205010 9780531185520 (pbk.) 0531185524 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | DH671 |
| CLC: | K835.647 |
| Call Number: | K835.647/L587O |
| Contents: | World of Leopold II -- Wicked web -- Introduction -- Colony for a king -- Growing up royal -- Out of town -- King of the Belgians -- Into Africa -- Mr. Stanley, I presume -- Race for the Congo -- Secret of the Congo -- King of the Congo -- Slave state -- Rubber is king -- Voices in the wilderness -- Fall of a king -- Awakening -- Casement report -- Losing battle -- End of the king sovereign -- Wicked? -- Timeline of terror -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index -- Author's note and bibliography. |