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Henry Morton Stanley

Born

in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales, The United Kingdom

January 28, 1841

Died

May 10, 1904

Genre

Africa

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Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh journalist and explorer who made a significant impact on the exploration of Africa. Born John Rowlands in Denbigh, Wales in 1841, he had a difficult upbringing and immigrated to the United States at the age of 18. He worked as a journalist during the American Civil War before venturing to Africa on an expedition in search of David Livingstone for the New York Herald in 1869. After many months of arduous travel, Stanley finally found Livingstone in 1871 and famously greeted him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" The two explorers spent several months together before Stanley returned to Europe to publish his account of the expedition. He continued his exploration of Africa, leading several expeditio ...more

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	How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa 3.58 avg rating — 783 ratings — published 1871 — 260 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Dark Continent:Volume 1 3.61 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1878 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Dark Continent: Volume 2 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1878 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Dark Continent by Henry Morton Stanley, Frank McLynn (Introduction) 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1878 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Darkest Africa: Or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria 3.57 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1890 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley: The Making of a 19Th-Century Explorer 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1909 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Darkest Africa; or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria (Vol. II) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1890 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal 2.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1898 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia, Volumes I & II 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origin of the Negro Race (1900) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In Darkest Africa (2 books)
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“Granted that I know little of my real self, still, I am the best evidence for myself. And though, when I have quitted this world, it will matter nothing to me what people say of me, up to the moment of death we should strive to leave behind us something which can either Comfort, Amuse, Instruct, or Benefit the living; and though I cannot do either, execpt in a small degree, even that little should be given.”
― Henry M. Stanley, Holt McDougal Earth Science

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“The study of Dr. Livingstone would not be complete if we did not take the religious side of his character into consideration. His religion is not of the theoretical kind, but it is a constant, earnest, sincere practice. It is neither demonstrative nor loud, but manifests itself in a quiet, practical way, and is always at work. It is not aggressive, which sometimes is troublesome, if not impertinent.”
― Henry Morton Stanley, How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley

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“Dear Sir

I have arrived at this place from Zanzibar with 115 souls, men, women & children. We are now in a state of imminent starvation. We can purchase nothing from the natives for they laugh at our kinds of cloth.... [he then explained that unless supplies could be sent to him within two days...] I may have a fearful time of it among the dying...' [Stanley ended with a brief postscript]”

Excerpt From: Tim Jeal. “Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer.”
― Henry Morton Stanley

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