On his return, he wrote a book about his experiences The press presented livingstone as a saintly hero Travels, adventures, and discoveries in central africa (1872).
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Leading an expedition of approximately 200 men, stanley headed into the interior from the eastern shore of africa on march 21, 1871
After nearly eight months he found livingstone in ujiji, a small village on the shore of lake tanganyika on november 10, 1871.
In november 1871, journalist henry morton stanley located the missing missionary david livingstone in the depths of africa The famous meeting launched stanley’s tumultuous career as an explorer. The date on which stanley actually found livingstone was not november 10 but october 27—two years to the day since bennett had bestowed the great commission upon stanley. In 1871 journalist and explorer henry morton stanley located missing explorer and missionary dr
It was 150 years ago today, according to tradition, that journalist and explorer henry morton stanley arrived in ujiji (now tanzania) and found the scottish missionary and explorer dr david livingstone, left, who had been officially missing somewhere in africa for four years. How i found livingstone was published soon after stanley’s arrival in england in the late summer of 1872, when the exploits of this hitherto unknown adventurer gave rise to controversy. Stanley finds livingstone refers to the historic encounter on november 10, 1871, when journalist henry morton stanley located the missing scottish explorer david livingstone in the african interior. When livingstone disappeared during an expedition in the lake tanganyika region in 1866 he was presumed dead or held captive
The man sent in 1869 to find him was henry morton stanley , financed by james gordon bennett junior, proprietor of the new york times.
