Leopold II
Subtitle: Butcher of the Congo (A Wicked History)
Series: A Wicked History
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2008-03-01
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780531185520
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography - Historical; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction; 1835-1909; Belgium; Biography; Congo (Democratic Republic); History; II,; King of the Belgians,; Kings and rulers; Lâeopold; To 1908; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)
Table of contents: title: World of Leopold II; title: Wicked web; title: Introduction; title: Colony for a king; title: Growing up royal; title: Out of town; title: King of the Belgians; title: Into Africa; title: Mr. Stanley, I presume; title: Race for the Congo; title: Secret of the Congo; title: King of the Congo; title: Slave state; title: Rubber is king; title: Voices in the wilderness; title: Fall of a king; title: Awakening; title: Casement report; title: Losing battle; title: End of the king sovereign; title: Wicked?; title: Timeline of terror; title: Glossary; title: Find out more; title: Index; title: Author's note and bibliography