Behind the Bastards

Robert is joined by Soren Bowie to discuss Henry Morton Stanley. FOOTNOTES: Stanley: Africa's Greatest Explorer The Imperial History Wars: Debating the British Empire Henry Morton Stanley’s Unbreakable Will Stanley: the impossible life of Africa's greatest explorer Henry Morton Stanley: Reborn in New Orleans Henry Morton Stanley and His Critics: Geography, Exploration and Empire Example of Stanley's Congo Treaties King Leopold's Ghost Henry Stanley, The Man Who Stole The Congo An Apology for a Pathological Brute King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers