Henry Morton Stanley - The Most Important Part of a Story

In 1771, Henry Morton Stanley set out to find a Scottish geologist by the name of Dr. David Livingston in present-day Tanzania. It took two years and a 700 mile trek outfitted with 111 porters. After his incredible Livingston mission, Stanley set out again, this time to trace the Great Lakes of Africa. In some ways, Stanley was the prototype for the type of self-conscious travel on luxury blogs and outdoorsy Instagram accounts.