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Part Two: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa

Behind the Bastards

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The Imin Pasha Relief Expedition

In 1887, Stanley Departan will become his final trip from Africa. Imin Pasha was an Eastern European blowhard and a pseudo grifter who ennobled himself to the English people by resisting the followers of the Mottie in southern Sudan. After all this, it seems Henry Morton Stanley had finally had enough of adventuring; he retired to England. He settled into a dignified retirement with both US and Britain proudly claiming him as their son. Red Elvis Curiosity Audio Network Podcast starting December 7th on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, wherever you get your podcast.

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