British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)
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The man who found Livingstone in the African interior also handed Leopold II the Congo — a dual legacy that kept his name in the history books and under permanent moral scrutiny.
Born John Rowlands in Wales on 28 January 1841, he reinvented himself as Henry Morton Stanley and crossed into journalism and exploration. His 1871 encounter with David Livingstone made him a household name, but the real work came after: tracing the sources of the Nile and Congo, then serving as Leopold II's agent in the Congo Basin, enabling the occupation that would stain both their names. He wrote bestselling accounts laced with tales of corporal punishment that earned him a reputation for cruelty, a sharp contrast to the saintly Livingstone he'd once tracked down. Knighted in 1897, he serv…
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The barge was an invention of my own. It was 40 feet long, 6 feet beam, and 30 inches deep, of Spanish cedar 3/8 inches thick.
We have attacked and destroyed 28 large towns, and 3 or 4 score villages.
I desire some generous and opulent philanthropist, who shall permit me a force for commerce in central Africa.
Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
You can find it on almost any tree. As we made our way through the forest, it was literally raining rubber juice. Our clothes were full of it.
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