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The Scramble for Madagascar

The world’s fourth largest island was among the prizes of Europe’s ruthless African land grab. When one American diplomat made plans for his own enterprise, he soon found that the French had other ideas. 

Deborah Bauer  | Published in History Today Volume 73 Issue 8 August 2023

A French couple on a rickshaw in Madgascar, taken by the Swedish photographer Walter Kaudern, c. October 1912. The Museum of World Culture. Public Domain.
A French couple on a rickshaw in Madgascar, taken by the Swedish photographer Walter Kaudern, c. October 1912. The Museum of World Culture. Public Domain.

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