Henry Stanley By: Morgan High, Olivia Johnson, Haley Naugle, Sierra Winner 8 April 2015

Background  He was born at John Renold in January 1859 in Denbigh, Wales  In 1859 he went to New Orleans where he befriended a merchant Henry Stanley whose name he took  He had served on both sides in the American Civil War and then worked as a sailor and journalist  In 1867 he became a special correspondent for the New York Herald, Two Years later he was commissioned by the paper to go to Africa and search for Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone- who hadn’t been heard from since 1866 when he was in search of the Nile “Henry Morton Stanley.” Wikipedia.com

Background Continued  At Lake Ranganyika he had found Livingstone where he said his famous words: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”  Stanley’s reports on his expedition made his name known  He went to Africa and worked to open the lower Congo commerce by the construction of road after failing to gain British support to develop the Congo region  Stanley married in Europe and began a worldwide lecture tour “Stanley.” Crawfurd Homepage

Background Continued  He had become a member of parliament for Lambeth in south London from 1895 to 1900  He was knighted in 1899  He died on May 10, 1904 “Henry Morton Stanley.” Wikipedia.com

Information  Considered the inspiration behind the novella  Started scramble for European exploration of Africa  Tried to understand natives  Paved way for decades of colonial exploration  Post-Independence chaos “Henry Morton Stanley.” Wikipedia.com

Implications  He wanted to explore central Africa  He searched for missionary and explorer, David Livingstone  He eventually found Livingstone, Stanley said his famous quote: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”  Also known for his search for the source of the Nile River  His work in and development of the Congo Basin region in association with King Leopold II of Belgium  Commanding the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition “Battle of Shiloh.” Veterans Today

Implications Continued  Following the Civil War, Stanley began a career as a journalist  He had organized an expedition to the Ottoman Empire that ended when he was imprisoned, but then he was released shortly after  In 1867, he was recruited by Colonel Samuel Forster Tappan to work as the Commission for several newspapers  He describes the early period of his professional life in Volume I of his memoir, My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia (1895)

Connection to Today Henry Stanley would be viewed today as a brave and noble man  He served in the army  Made treaties with the Africans  Commanded the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition to rescue Emin Pasha  Emin was the governor of Equatoria in southern Sudan  Henry had to take the long route known as the "darkest" part of Africa  The expedition was celebrated

Works Cited  "Battle of Shiloh Births a Great American." Veterans Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr  "Henry Morton Stanley." (n.d.): n. pag. HM Stanley. Web. 09 Apr  "Henry Morton Stanley." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Apr

Works Cited Continued  "Sir Henry Morton Stanley." Encyclopedia of World Biography. HighBeam Research, 01 Jan Web. 13 Apr  "Stanley." Crawfurd Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr  ( ). The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, n.d. Web. 12 Apr