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The evil rubber baron
THE DEVIL AND MR. CASEMENT
One Man's Battle for Human Rights in
South America's Heart of Darkness
By Jordan Goodman
336 pp. Picador
Reviewed by Eric Petersen
One rainy day in London, on September 29th, 1909, MP (Member of Parliament) Thomas Hart-Davies brought up a matter of concern before the House of Commons. An article had recently
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And why it isn't Latin
THE ENGLISH IS COMING!
How One Language Is Sweeping the World
By Leslie Dunton-Downer
352 pp. Touchstone
Reviewed by Eric Petersen
Imagine this scene: a terminal in France's busy Charles de Gaulle airport. Three Japanese executives from Tokyo arrive and are greeted by their hosts-three French executives. Later, as they dine together and
