Dr. David Livingstone was the premier Victorian-age explorer around South and Central Africa. He worked for decades to build relationships with different tribes and cultures around Africa. Over time, his letters stopped coming and he was presumed missing... or dead. Journalist Henry Morton Stanley was tasked with finding the man and bringing him back home. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they dig into both men's histories and how they helped map the African interior.
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Sources:
“4 Daring Rescue Missions Throughout History” by Margaret Brecknell (Dec 21 2023)
https://explorethearchive.com/daring-rescue-missions-throughout-history
“Livingstone’s Life & Expeditions” by Justin D. Livingstone (2015). Livingstone Online.
https://livingstoneonline.org/life-and-times/livingstone-s-life-expeditions
“Livingstone, David (1813-1873)” by Andrew C. Ross (1998)
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/l-m/livingstone-david-1813-1873/
“David Livingstone (1813-1873)”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/livingstone_david.shtml
“When Stanley Met Livingstone” by Evan Andrews (Nov 10 2016, updated May 27 2025)
https://www.history.com/articles/when-stanley-met-livingstone
“Dr Livingstone I presume?” by Terry Stewart
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Dr-Livingstone/
“Sir Henry Morton Stanley” by Ben Johnson (Jan 10 2015)
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Sir-Henry-Morton-Stanley/
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