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Chester Arthur
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Welcome to the sixth episode of “We Effed Up!” On this episode, we try to untangle the mess that is King Leopold II’s pursuit of the Congo and why reading the fine print is so important.
Sources
- Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Study of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, New York, 1998.
- Jeal, Tim. Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer. Yale U. Press, Cambridge, 2007.
- Packenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa. Abacus History, New York, 1991.
- Reeves, Thomas C. Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester A. Arthur. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1975.
- Van Reybrouck, David. Congo: The Epic History of a People (Sam Collins, Trans.). Harper Collins, New York, 2014.
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