David Livingstone
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was one of the most revered and respected African explorers
of his time. He spent almost 30 years exploring a region little known to the
outside world. He often put ambition before family and his own personal health in his quest to open the interior of Africa to “Civilization, Christianity ....
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.... boy, David made few friends. Others described him as quiet, sulky, and unremarkable. Yet despite this, David was a tireless worker, and extremely motivated toward his goals.
By age 17, Livingstone had decided he wanted to leave the mill and become a
doctor. Livingstone’s father, a deeply religious man, wanted him to go into a
religious field, and would not allow him to go. Livingstone eventually convinced
his father to let him go to school and become a missionary in China. ....
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