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Empress Taytu and Menilek II: Ethiopia 1883-1910

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Interesting portraits of the most powerful African woman in her time and the Ethiopian emperor who defeated Italy

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First published January 28, 1986

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Chris Prouty

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February 24, 2010
It's been many years since I read this, and a lot of the impressions have faded. It seems to me that it was a little impersonal, and not that passionate. Taytu was a strong personality, and I am not sure that the author did her justice, but it was a fairly thorough background at least.
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