Book Report

With a total of 535 pages, this book has taken me quite some time to read. It is full of geography and adventure. Henry Morton Stanley was hired by James Gordon Bennett of the 'New York Herald' to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and traveler-explorer.
No letters had been received from the Dr. for several months and he had been reported as deceased.
Stanley arrived in Zanzibar on January 6, 1871. He bought supplies and hired porters for the journey. He departed Zanzibar on March 21, 1871 for the east coast of Africa and sailed to a town named Bagamoyo. The journey from Bagamoyo to Ujiji took eight months. Ujiji is a village on the eastern side of Lake Tanganika. At the sight of Livingstone, Stanley wanted to run and embrace him but did not. He was unsure of how "he would be received."

Quoting from the book--So I did what moral cowardice and false pride suggested was the best thing-walked deliberately to him, took off my hat, and said: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
"Yes", said he, with a kind, cordial smile, lifting his cap slightly. (end quote)

I became interested in this subject after watching the History Channel series "Expedition Africa" and found the book on Amazon. Loving to read about travels and adventure.......

.....TravelLady