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Zambezi River and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Stanley Meets Livingstone

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

Nineteenth-century Scottish missionary and abolitionist David Livingstone gained fame by trekking across Africa and becoming the first European to see many of its sights. When he went missing, the intrepid Henry Morton Stanley was sent to find him.

This entry was posted in Heroes and Quests and tagged Historic Figures, History on June 1, 2015 by Mikki Gibson.

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