Series · Contact & Upheaval · 21 min
About this episode
The European explorers who arrived seeking the source of the Nile — and how their expeditions opened the door to colonial ambition and the Scramble for Africa.
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- J. H. Speke, "Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile"
- H. M. Stanley, "Through the Dark Continent"
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