American Imperialist: Cruelty and Consequence in the Scramble for Africa

by Arwen P. Mohun

This biography of "African explorer" Richard Dorsey Mohun, written by one of his descendants, reveals how American greed and state power helped shape the new imperial order in Africa.

Richard Dorsey Mohun spent his career circulating among the eastern United States, the cities and courts of Europe, and the African continent, as he served the US State Department at some points and King Leopold of Belgium at others. A freelance imperialist,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226828190
• ISBN13: 9780226828190
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 8.8"