Henry Stanley's physical and mental toughness earned him the
nickname Bula Matari, "Rock Breaker." Although best known for
finding the lost Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the
explorer and journalist had many other adventures around the world.
Born in Wales in 1841, he was placed in a workhouse by his uncle at
the age of six. Stanley escaped nine years later and made his way
to New Orleans by working as a cabin boy. He fought for the
Confederacy and was taken prisoner at Shiloh, one of the Civil
War's bloodiest fights. After the war, Stanley discovered his
talent for journalism and traveled thousands of miles to cover
battles and other news. His abilities made him the perfect man to
lead the New York Herald's expedition to Africa to find
Livingstone. The two men became friends, and when Livingstone died,
Stanley felt it was his duty to continue his work, including the
search for and confirmation of the Nile's source. From 1874 to
1877, Stanley embarked on an expedition that mapped huge areas of
central Africa. He encountered tribal warfare, exotic illnesses,
and dense jungles, but nothing stopped him. On his last African
journey, Stanley helped rescue a government official, Emin Pasha,
who was trapped in Sudan during a revolt to drive Europeans and
Egyptians out of the country. While on this expedition, Stanley
located the fabled Mountains of the Moon, the ultimate source for
the Nile.
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