Frederick A. Praeger, 1961. HENNESSY, Maurice N. THE CONGO: A BRIEF HISTORY AND APPRAISAL. NY: Frederick A. Praeger, [1961]. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. The story of the Congo from the earliest slave-state to Belgium's abdication of power. Signed presentation from Hennessy on the front endpaper: "To..... More