Basil Joseph Mathews

He cut his way through dense jungles, struggled across desert wastelands, and navigated dangerous river rapids. He braved the threat of wild beasts, hostile natives, and treacherous slave traders. He suffered hunger, thirst, fatigue, and sickness and endured separation from his beloved family. But no hardships could keep the great pathfinder, Dr. David Livingstone, from his mission – to open the African continent to the gospel. Traveling mostly on foot, mapping the land as he went, Livingstone became the first European to see many of Africa’s natural wonders. The world followed news of his explorations with breathless anticipation, applauding each discovery, but those who really knew him admired Livingstone most for his labor of love among the African people. This stirring biography follows the trail of the courageous missionary-explorer who carried the light of the world into the “Dark Continent.”