Michael Rutz is Professor of History, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

"Rutz has assembled an excellent collection of excerpts from contemporary sources for the history of King Leopold of Belgium's Congo Free State. The collection includes key documents and the familiar voices of the Free State's European and American critics, as well as much less well-known African voices. These sources will be very useful to understanding the history of one of the most egregious and notorious regimes in colonial Africa."—David Northrup, Emeritus, Boston College

Michael Rutz is Professor of History, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

"Rutz has assembled an excellent collection of excerpts from contemporary sources for the history of King Leopold of Belgium's Congo Free State. The collection includes key documents and the familiar voices of the Free State's European and American critics, as well as much less well-known African voices. These sources will be very useful to understanding the history of one of the most egregious and notorious regimes in colonial Africa."—David Northrup, Emeritus, Boston College

Michael Rutz is Professor of History, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

"Rutz has assembled an excellent collection of excerpts from contemporary sources for the history of King Leopold of Belgium's Congo Free State. The collection includes key documents and the familiar voices of the Free State's European and American critics, as well as much less well-known African voices. These sources will be very useful to understanding the history of one of the most egregious and notorious regimes in colonial Africa."—David Northrup, Emeritus, Boston College