Issue 56 The Paradox of David Livingstone

Little-known or remarkable facts about David Livingstone: missionary explorer.

Even Livingstone himself, tried to pin “missionary” on his lapel.

The man, the missionary, the explorer, the legend.

Dr. Livingstone was also a meticulous scientist.

Livingstone seemed unimpressed by the great cats—even after being attacked by one.

The explorer encounters an exotic continent.

African slavery thwarted every effort to eradicate it.

Chronology of the life and times of David Livingstone.

Though Livingstone loved his family, he spent little time with them.

Bachelor Livingstone’s unromantic stroll into marriage.

The same traits that led the explorer to greatness, led him into the Zambezi disaster.

Those closest to the remarkable explorer were often remarkable themselves.

Henry Stanley did more than find Livingstone—he followed him.

After Livingstone opened Africa, Western missionaries moved in by the thousands. Did they hurt or help Africans?

David Livingstone, missionary explorer.