A letter to Sir Reginald Bacon on his book: Benin City of Blood
A letter to Sir Reginald Bacon on his book: Benin City of Blood By F idelia Nimmons In the future 2017, Benin Expedition, 120 years on. Dear Captain Bacon Sir, I have read and pondered on your book: Benin City of Blood many a times and admire the spirit in which you wrote it for an audience 120 years ago. In your book you wondered several times about how history would view British intervention in Benin during this critical period of Making of the Modern World. Would it be seen as a good thing or a bad thing? I can tell you 120 years on, that the jury is still out on that one. But the overwhelming evidence is currently leaning towards good. Today, thanks to all the efforts of the past generations, the world is one giant e-page with the advancement of the internet and the World Wide Web. Knowing your disposition, you would probably have kept detailed record for future generations on that subject (WWW) too. We now know that you embellish and include misinformation. So your...