Livingstone has been acclaimed a hero for his discovery of the Victoria Falls and he mapped out much of central Africa's waterways In 1871 Henry Stanley went to Africa to find Livingstone leading to one of the most famous meetings in exploration history This text provides an account of Livingstone's life, from his humble beginnings in Scotland, and his struggle to gain qualifications, to his employment with the London Missionary Society and his search for the source of the Nile