Stanley's account of his travels in Africa searching for Livingstone is a riveting story of hardship and triumph. Stanley survived disease and encounters with dangerous wildlife, eventually finding Livingstone, who had been presumed dead, in Ujiji, on the banks of Lake Tanganyika. Stanley's expedition was sponsored by the New York Herald and made him instantly famous, especially for delivering the line, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Livingstone supposedly responded, "Yes. I feel thankful that I am here to welcome you." Stanley went on to become an African explorer in his own right, especially in the Congo, which he claimed on behalf of the Belgium King Leopold II.
