Henry morton stanley s expeditions to africa paved the way for the belgians king leopold to acquire the congowhich he ironically named the congo free. Anytime he would come across an unfriendly tribe, he would just hold up that right arm with those 50 scars and any would be attacker would take off running in the other direction. Henry morton stanley was born john rowlands on 28 january 1841 in denbigh, wales. At age 17, he made his way to new orleans, where he worked for a cotton broker and took. The kings attention was drawn to the region during henry later sir henry. Henry morton stanley and the imperial politics of london unionism, in matthew cragoe and antony taylor eds, london politics, 17601914, london, palgrave macmillan, 2005, pp. Henry morton stanley, in full sir henry morton stanley, original name john rowlands, congolese byname bula matari breaker of rocks, born january 28, 1841, denbigh, denbighshire, walesdied may 10, 1904, london, england, british american explorer. Attitudes to political and commercial endorsement in the. An ambitious yet intensely insecure man, he was born into a poor welsh family and he worked hard to establish himself, first as a reporter, then as an explorer. Civil war, was captured, then fought on the union side. Henry morton stanley article about henry morton stanley by. How i found livingstone by stanley, henry morton librivox 14 mar 2007.
Stanley even at one point performs the ceremony of bloodbrotherhood with the famous chief mirambo, which involved the sharing of blood by mutual cuts on the leg. He harry wellcome developed lightweight medicine chests and gave them to explorers such as bleriot, lindbergh, and henry stanley dorothy stanley, ed. Henry morton stanley 18411904, one of the worlds most famous explorers, had a very important role in the mapping of the african continent. Henry morton stanley wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. He was given free access to examine and study the archive of henry morton stanley at stanley s country estate furze hill in pirbright. Sir henry morton stanley is one of the most famous 19th century british explorers. Granted that i know little of my real self, still, i am the best evidence for myself.
Henry morton stanley born in wales, american journalist and explorer, famous for his search for david livingstone and his part in the european colonisation of africa. Henry morton stanley biography childhood, life achievements. Henry morton stanley simple english wikipedia, the free. Henry morton stanley was the first european explorer to sail all the way across the congo river. Stanley was actually born john rowlands in the welsh county town of denbigh in 1841. Livingstone and for his exploration in africa and establishment of the congo free state. On this day in 1871 november 10, henry morton stanley tracked down david livingstone in ujiji, near lake. Henry morton stanleys most popular book is how i found livingstone in central africa. Stanley, sir henry morton alias rowlands, john 1841. It focuses on three episodes in the history of exploration when private criticism of stanley s motives and methods spilled over into the public do main. Travels, adventures, and discoveres in central africa, including an account of four months residence with dr. On 15 july 1871, while still in nyangwe, livingstone witnessed a massacre of the.
Stanley was an insightful enough observer to draw comparisons between african legends and christian beliefs, giving each equal respect and recognizing their similarities. Henry morton stanley in the congo save stanley hub. On march 21, 1871, henry morton stanley set out from the african port of bagamoyo on what he hoped would be a careermaking adventure. In the late 19th century, europeans and americans were deeply. Commerce, christianity, civilization, and conquest. Henry morton stanley biography henry stanley was a angloamerican journalist and explorer who played a significant role in the exploration of central africa. Henry morton stanley the reader wiki, reader view of. Including an account of four months residence with dr. British pirbright busted for coronavirus hoax patriots. Congo free state historical state, africa britannica. His parents were not married, and he was brought up in a workhouse. It was created in the 1880s as the private holding of a group of european investors headed by leopold ii, king of the belgians.
Sir henry morton stanley 18411904 explorer and writer lived and died here. Henry stanley, on his explorations through africa, cut covenant 50 times with various chieftains. Pdf download the autobiography of sir henry morton. Pdf henry morton stanley exploration and mapping of the.
His works include how i found livingstone 1872, through the dark continent 1878, the congo and the founding of the free state 1885, in darkest africa 1890 and the autobiography of henry morton stanley 1909 posthumous. One of his many achievements was to solve the last great mystery of african exploration by tracing the course of the congo river to the sea. Henry morton stanley s most popular book is how i found livingstone in central africa. Henry morton stanley, whose death took place on may 10, was of welsh origin and was born of humble parentage at denbigh in. Stanley, sir henry morton, formerly rowlands, john. How i found livingstone travels, adventures, and discoveres in central africa, including an account of four months residence with dr.
Through the dark continent by sir henry morton stanley. For the local political context, see alex windscheffel, in darkest lambeth. Journalist henry morton stanley begins his famous search through africa for the missing british explorer dr. On this day in 1871 november 10, henry morton stanley. Books by henry morton stanley author of how i found. Abandoned by his mother, he spent his earliest years in the custody of relations but was then raised in the grim conditions of a workhouse. Henry morton stanley 18411904 was born at denbigh in north wales, the illegitimate son of john rowlands and elisabeth parry. He was given free access to examine and study the archive of henry morton stanley at stanleys country estate furze hill in pirbright. Pdf henry morton stanley exploration and mapping of. Henry morton stanley books free pdf books bookyards.
Dunstan, angela 2009 stanley, henry morton 18411904. He was famous for his exploration of central africa, and his search for missionary and explorer david livingstone when he found livingstone, stanley reportedly asked, dr. Henry morton stanley, leopold ii, and the red rubber scandal. Born into poverty, john rowlands left wales and in 1858 arrived in new orleans, louisiana, where he took the name henry stanley. However, most people are not familiar with this illustrious mans early life, or his private thoughts. Nov 10, 2015 henry morton stanley in the congo save stanleyhub. In 1864 he returned to africa and all but disappeared.
Britains cecil john rhodes exploits yielded a huge chunk of central africa for his king. To open up to civilization the only part of our globe which it has not yet penetrated, to pierce. Sir henry morton stanleys early life appears to have been a mix of poverty, adventure and makebelieve. Sir henry morton stanley, also known as bula matari breaker of rocks in the congo, born john rowlands january 28, 1841 may 10, 1904, was a 19thcentury welshborn journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of africa and his search for david livingstone. The sheer volume of his writings, both public and private, suggests that. In 1871, david livingstone spent five months stranded in a small village in the congo called nyangwe. Henry morton stanley was a classic example of a 19thcentury explorer, and he is best remembered today for his brilliantly casual greeting to a man he had spent months searching for in the wilds of africa. Marcel luwel, head of the history department of the museum. After an unhappy youth he came to new orleans 1859 and received his new name from a merchant who informally adopted him. On july 12, 1890, henry morton stanley finally got married.
He had run out of writing paper and had nearly run out of ink, so he improvised the materials for his diary by writing over an old copy of the standard newspaper with ink made from the seeds of a local berry. His teenage mother elisabeth parry registered the birth of john rowlands, bastard, at st. Henry morton stanley journalist and explorer on this day. He was a fantasist and pathological liar and many of the socalled facts in his autobiography cannot be accepted.
He entered parliament in 1895 as a liberal unionist and served until 1900. Henry morton stanley free magdala, the story of the abyssinian campaign of 18667. As one of the few europeans that has actually been to africa, i am excited to fulfill my role as geographical expert and tell you all about the wonders of this dark and mysterious continent. Public interest ran so high, that in 1869 the publisher of the new york herald commissioned reporter henry stanley to go and find him. Bennett james gordon, on a journey to get news and perhaps bring back dr. His bride was a highsociety woman named dorothy tennant, to whom he had sent letters during his expedition to the sudan.
Stanley for short was sent by the manager of the new york herald, mr. Mar 19, 2020 journalist henry morton stanley begins his famous search through africa for the missing british explorer dr. There is a lot of conflicting information and speculation written about stanley s life, making it difficult to give an accurate summary of his life. Stanley and party standing on back of train at monterey, california, march 19, 1891, porters standing at side of car illustrations edit dr.
The name henry morton stanley is popularly associated with a heroic age of discovery, when europe marvelled at stories of exploration and conquest from all. Sep 30, 2007 henry morton stanley is a classic case. How i found livingstone by stanley, henry morton ebook. On his return from his second expedition to central africa in 1878, he began lecturing to geographical societies and chambers of commerce on the economic opportunit. During the so called angloamerican expedition 1874. The first and most celebrated of these controversies occur. Henry morton stanley, in full sir henry morton stanley, original name john rowlands, congolese byname bula matari breaker of rocks, born january 28, 1841, denbigh, denbighshire, walesdied may 10, 1904, london, england, british american explorer of central africa, famous for his rescue of the scottish missionary and explorer david livingstone and for his discoveries in and. We went into the heart of africa selfinvited therein lies our fault, stanley confided to his diary.
Stanley and livingstone, a 1939 film, stars spencer tracy as stanley and cedric hardwicke as livingstone the 1949 comedy film africa screams is the story of a dimwitted clerk named stanley livington, played by lou costello. How i found livingstone libraries and book collectors henry m. Travels, adventures and discoveries in central africa. Henry morton stanley biography birthday, trivia welsh. Henry morton stanley exploration and mapping of the congo river 18741877 solving the last great mystery of the african continent. Henry morton stanley wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Stanley continued to explore and write until the end of the century, producing in darkest africa in 1890 and through south africa in 1898. 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. Henry morton stanley ebooks in pdf format from ebooks. Henry morton stanley 18411904, the welshborn explorer famous for his 1871 meeting with the missionary david livingstone, published this intimate autobiography in 1909. Livingstone atla monograph preservation program nineteenth century collections online ncco. Henry morton stanley has 68 books on goodreads with 2827 ratings. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that he and tennant never consummated their marriage. Leopold ii also directed henry morton stanley to establish treaties with local leaders that effectively ceded their land to the belgian crown not the belgian state and to build a railroad and establish the groundwork for a colonial state, controlled by leopold ii.