Episode
Part One: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa
1:17:22
Published: Tue Apr 14 2020
Description
Robert is joined by Soren Bowie to discuss Henry Morton Stanley.FOOTNOTES: Stanley: Africa's Greatest Explorer The Imperial History Wars: Debating the British Empire Henry Morton Stanley’s Unbreakable Will Stanley: the impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer Henry Morton Stanley: Reborn in New Orleans Henry Morton Stanley and His Critics: Geography, Exploration and Empire Example of Stanley's Congo Treaties King Leopold's Ghost Henry Stanley, The Man Who Stole The Congo An Apology for a Pathological Brute King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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