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Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone

Twenty miles off the coast of eastern Africa, four modern-day explorers are sailing toward the unknown, the deep interior of Tanzania. They’ll travel 970 miles through African terrain that is as stunning as it is fraught with danger. Using only a compass and basic maps, they will attempt to recapture the spirit of one of the world’s most remarkable adventures—journalist Henry Morton Stanley’s perilous 1871 journey to find Dr. Stanley Livingstone. Their historic exploration has been captured by one of the premiere storytellers of our time, Mark Burnett, for the eight-part television event, EXPEDITION AFRICA: STANLEY & LIVINGSTONE.

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The Journey Ahead

Between Zanzibar and Ujiji, there are 970 miles of high seas, steep hillsides, scorching plains, fast-moving rivers and mud-filled swamps. Danger lurks around every corner, and any step could be their last.

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The explorers will face the dangers of Africa, but the greatest danger might be each other.

Extras

Livingston & Stanley: Jaggers of the Jungle
Explorers were the rock stars of the 1800s. No surprise then that journalist Henry Morton Stanley’s search for explorer Dr. David Livingstone, its unexpected conclusion and the hardships they suffered made for a great—and popular—story. First told in the May 2, 1872 edition of the New York Herald, the tale quickly made its way around the world. Livingstone chose to stay in Africa and died in 1873. Stanley wrote a best-seller about his experiences and became an international superstar.