text: What books do you recommend to read more about King Leopold &amp; the Congo Free State?
  
  Author: CrazyyBus 
  
  FabianJanowski: "Probably the most popular account is King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild.  He is not a professional historian but the book is very well-written and based on scholarly and primary sources."  
  tollelegge: "King Leopold's Ghost is a good read. You should realize though that his estimates for total deaths are quite controversial. Death tolls were massive, but totals are pretty speculative."  
  CrazyyBus: "Thanks for the info! Around what numbers do the speculations usually center? Not that it would matter all that much, but it does give you a better idea of the scale of it all..." 
tokens: What books do you recommend to read more about King Leopold & amp ; the Congo Free State ? Author : CrazyyBus FabianJanowski : " Probably the most popular account is King Leopold 's Ghost by Adam Hochschild . He is not a professional historian but the book is very well - written and based on scholarly and primary sources . " tollelegge : " King Leopold 's Ghost is a good read . You should realize though that his estimates for total deaths are quite controversial . Death tolls were massive , but totals are pretty speculative . " CrazyyBus : " Thanks for the info ! Around what numbers do the speculations usually center ? Not that it would matter all that much , but it does give you a better idea of the scale of it all ... "
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nps.text: King Leopold &amp
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nps.text: Author
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nps.text: CrazyyBus
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nps.text: FabianJanowski
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nps.text: the most popular account
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nps.text: King Leopold's Ghost
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nps.text: Adam Hochschild
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nps.text: a professional historian
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nps.text: the book
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nps.text: scholarly and primary sources
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nps.text: tollelegge
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nps.text: King Leopold's Ghost
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nps.text: a good read
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nps.text: You
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nps.text: his estimates
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nps.text: total deaths
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nps.text: Death tolls
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nps.text: CrazyyBus
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nps.text: Thanks
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nps.text: the info
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nps.text: what numbers
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nps.text: the speculations
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nps.text: a better idea
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nps.text: the scale of it
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nps.text: King Leopold
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