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And yet the world we live in-its divisions and conflicts, its widening gap between rich and poor, its seemingly inexplicable outbursts of violence-is shaped far less by what we celebrate and mythologize than by the painful events we try to forget. Leopold's Congo is but one of those silences of history.

Adam Hochschild

Adam Hochschild

Adam Hochschild

Born: October 5, 1942 (age 83)

Bio: Adam Hochschild is an American author, journalist, and lecturer. His best-known works include King Leopold's Ghost, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914 1918, Bury the Chains, The Mirror at Midnight, The Unquiet Ghost, and, most recently Spain in Our Hearts.

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Bury the Chains (2005)
The Unquiet Ghost (1994)

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