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David Livingstone, Missionary Explorer: Recommended Resources
David Livingstone, Missionary Explorer
The Paradox of David Livingstone: Did You Know?
Little-known or remarkable facts about David Livingstone: missionary explorer
Discovering David Livingstone
The man, the missionary, the explorer, the legend.
Creatures Great and Small and Annoying
Dr. Livingstone was also a meticulous scientist.
David in the Lion’s Den
Livingstone seemed unimpressed by the great cats—even after being attacked by one.
On Expedition in Africa
The explorer encounters an exotic continent.
The Evil that Baffled Reformers
African slavery thwarted every effort to eradicate it.
The Man with Three Wives
Though Livingstone loved his family, he spent little time with them.
Finding a Useful Wife
Bachelor Livingstone’s unromantic stroll into marriage.
The Other Livingstone
The same traits that led the explorer to greatness, led him into the Zambezi disaster.
The Paradox of David Livingstone: A Gallery of Pioneers & Pallbearers
Those closest to the remarkable explorer were often remarkable themselves.
Accidental Missionary
Henry Stanley did more than find Livingstone—he followed him.
Link Essay: Great White Father
After Livingstone opened Africa, Western missionaries moved in by the thousands. Did they hurt or help Africans?