American journalist and adventurer, Henry M. Stanley recounts his
mission in 1871, (on behalf of the New York Herald), to find the
world famous explorer David Livingstone, who was presumably lost or
even killed in East Africa. In his diary Stanley writes with
stoicism, and without magnifying the epic hardships of the journey,
(he was deserted by his bearers, plagued by disease and warring
tribes). After travelling 700 miles in 236 days, he found the
ailing Scottish missionary on the island of Ujiji on November 10,
uttering his famous greeting: "Doctor Livingstone, I presume "
Together they explored the northern end of Lake Tangayika.
Livingstone had journeyed extensively in central and southern
Africa from 1840 and fought to destroy the slave trade. Livingstone
died in 1873 on the Shores of Lake Bagweulu. His body was shipped
back to England and buried in Westminster Abbey. On hearing of his
hero's death, Stanley continued Livingstone's research of the
region. Stanley's exploration of the region eventually led to the
founding of the Congo Free State.
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