A River That Is Congo

In "Of Rulers and Ruled," Pierre d'Entremont, the favored youngest son of a wealthy French banking family, faces an unexpected turn of fate when his family's fortune crumbles. Seeking a new life in King Leopold's Congo Free State, he joins the military despite knowing the dark tales of corruption there. As he arrives in 1902, Pierre quickly encounters illness, powerful adversaries, and the harsh realities of colonial exploitation, leading him to grapple with his own principles in a land rife with greed and terror. This historical novel explores one man's courageous fight against a brutal regime and his quest for redemption.