I think that Henry Stanley is a very interesting person. It is really hard to tell what type of character he has because in all of his accounts he never has a consistent story. People at the workhouse describe him as a teacher's pet, but the way he seems to act in writings describe more of a person who wants all of the attention or more of a class clown. I think he is pretty lucky to not have been found out yet that he is from Whales and not New York or St. Louis. I would like to meet him in real life to see if he tries to make everything so fantastic and crazy.
I think that the entire story is pretty interesting because I have never heard about how Europeans massacred millions of Congolese. I also think it is pretty amazing that it took European explorers so long to find the source of the Congo river after finding the mouth of the river.
Questions:
Why were the Africans so welcome to trade with the Europeans in the first place?
Why is the book called King Leopold's Ghost?
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