The making of Henry Morton Stanley: an identity created -- Abyssinia and aftermath: a star reporter is born -- Finding Dr. Livingstone: the evolution from reporter to African Explorer -- Out from Africa and back again: triumph, disaster, and a new beginning -- The longest journey: across Africa 1874-1877 -- In the king's employ: creating the Congo free state -- In relief of Emin Pasha: philanthropy and commerce gone awry -- Winding down: years of happiness and pain -- Summing up: the Stanley legacy.