Harold G. Marcus (1936-2003) was Professor of History and African Studies at Michigan State University. His books include "Haile Sellassie I: The Formative Years, 1892-1936" (California, 1986), "Ethiopia, Great Britain, and the United States, 1941-1974: The Politics of Empire" (California, 1983) and "The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1916" (1975).
