Stanley and Livingstone and the Exploration of Africa in World History

In 1866, Dr. David Livingstone, a British explorer, embarked on an expedition to the African interior to find the source of the Nile River. Five years later, a reporter named Henry Morton Stanley was sent to find the missing Livingstone. The meeting between the two men would attract enormous attention from all over the world, setting off a wave of European efforts to set up colonies in Africa. Highlighting the unique lives and personalities of the first two major white explorers of...
More Description

In 1866, Dr. David Livingstone, a British explorer, embarked on an expedition to the African interior to find the source of the Nile River. Five years later, a reporter named Henry Morton Stanley was sent to find the missing Livingstone. The meeting between the two men would attract enormous attention from all over the world, setting off a wave of European efforts to set up colonies in Africa. Highlighting the unique lives and personalities of the first two major white explorers of Africa, author Richard Worth shows how two men began what has come to be called the "Scramble for Africa," a rush to colonize that would change the fate of a continent.