Part One: King Leopold II: The First Modern Bastard
Behind the Bastards
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Leopold's Ghost - The Congo Free State
In the 18 nineties, the congo free state really starts putting out rubber. Suddenly king leopold is one of the richest guys in the world. But his personal life is just kind of one series of train wrecks after the other. It took eight years before they could stand to be around each other and try again. A child was born unto them, but alas it was a daughter and not a son,. That's messed up for a lot of reasons.
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