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The Lion King by H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard's "The Lion King" was one of the biggest books of the 19th century period. It inspired probably tens of thousands of particularly white British kids, but a lot of Americans too, to go to Africa and like, overthrow countries. But it was also inspired by stuff that had happened earlier in the history of African colonialism. Cecil Rhodes is a mercenary army with the British South Africa Company who conquered Zimbabwe and Zambia. The British East Africa Company under the command of mercenary Frederick Luger had conquered large chunks of East and West Africa. In all these places, local leaders were selected to rule based on their aminid a minute ability to the desires of white