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Richard Thornton was a young man from Bradford when he joined famed explorer David Livingstone for a journey along the Zambezi river in Africa. I uncover their tumultuous and tragic relationship - and the fascinating story of this little-known explorer.
Sources:
Ross, A. (2002). David Livingstone: Mission and Empire, Hambledon and London: London and New York.
Tabler, E.C, Ed (1963). The Zambezi Papers of Richard Thornton, Chatto & Windus: London.
dustyheaps.blogspot.com/2015/08/guts-intelligence-and-industry-richard.html
Richard Thornton was a young man from Bradford when he joined famed explorer David Livingstone for a journey along the Zambezi river in Africa. I uncover their tumultuous and tragic relationship - and the fascinating story of this little-known explorer.
Sources:
Ross, A. (2002). David Livingstone: Mission and Empire, Hambledon and London: London and New York.
Tabler, E.C, Ed (1963). The Zambezi Papers of Richard Thornton, Chatto & Windus: London.
dustyheaps.blogspot.com/2015/08/guts-intelligence-and-industry-richard.html
