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Free Illustrated Mini-Book

The 7 Kings & Queens History Forgot

A free, beautifully illustrated mini-book — the true stories of seven African rulers your schoolbooks left out, told the way a griot would.

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    Illustrated portrait of Mansa Musa, African ruler of the Mali Empire
    Inside the mini-book

    The faces inside your mini-book

    Illustrated portrait of Mansa Musa, Mali Empire
    Mansa Musa
    Mali Empire · 14th c.
    Illustrated portrait of Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire
    Sundiata Keita
    Mali Empire · 13th c.
    Illustrated portrait of Queen Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba
    Queen Njinga
    Ndongo & Matamba · 17th c.
    Illustrated portrait of Yaa Asantewaa, Asante warrior-queen
    Yaa Asantewaa
    Asante Empire · 1900
    Illustrated portrait of Pharaoh Taharqa of Kush
    Taharqa
    Kingdom of Kush · 7th c. BCE
    Illustrated portrait of Shaka, king of the Zulu Kingdom
    Shaka Zulu
    Zulu Kingdom · 19th c.
    Illustrated portrait of Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution
    Toussaint Louverture
    Haitian Revolution · 18th c.
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    Seven illustrated portraits

    A striking portrait of each ruler — and the real story behind them, in plain, gripping English.

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    Researched, not AI slop

    Carefully researched and hand-checked for accuracy and dignity — made to be treasured.

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    A taste of the library

    Your first chapter of the Griot library, with audiobooks narrated in the author's own voice.

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    Start with the stories school left out

    Join the readers rediscovering the kings, queens, scientists and changemakers the textbooks skipped. Your free mini-book is the first chapter.

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