Burned Leopold II statue removed from Antwerp square

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13. That was an excellent book. I had read "Scramble for Africa" and wanted more info on Leopold ...

when "Leopold's Ghost" appeared in the bookstores as if willed into existence by the unanswered questions.





I have sometimes wondered if Pakenham and Hochschild were aware of each other's work in progress, and negotiated some sort of understanding as to who would cover what in depth. It seems almost as if Pakenham deliberately "previewed" Hochschild's book, then left a more comprehensive, focused history of the Congo for him to complete.