we have to go back the who Williams stamps cherry was at the age of twenty
stamps cherry was at the age of twenty
stamps cherry was at the age of twenty he does head out for Africa against
he does head out for Africa against
he does head out for Africa against everybody’s advice who said you’re gonna
everybody’s advice who said you’re gonna
everybody’s advice who said you’re gonna die over there
die over there
die over there he went into into Africa in the 1889 and
he went into into Africa in the 1889 and
he went into into Africa in the 1889 and went further than the Congo then an a
went further than the Congo then an a
went further than the Congo then an a the white man had never gone thirty
the white man had never gone thirty
the white man had never gone thirty thousand miles over two trips into the
thousand miles over two trips into the
thousand miles over two trips into the Congo my grandfather was an African
Congo my grandfather was an African
Congo my grandfather was an African Explorer at the age of twenty he wasn’t
Explorer at the age of twenty he wasn’t
Explorer at the age of twenty he wasn’t talked about much you know it was kind
talked about much you know it was kind
talked about much you know it was kind of like you know there’s the Tusk
of like you know there’s the Tusk
of like you know there’s the Tusk grandfather shot that and that was it as
grandfather shot that and that was it as
grandfather shot that and that was it as a kid they were just under my bed and
a kid they were just under my bed and
a kid they were just under my bed and they’re too heavy for our kid to pull
they’re too heavy for our kid to pull
they’re too heavy for our kid to pull around but when he had when he got about
around but when he had when he got about
around but when he had when he got about we had a like the little tribute here
we had a like the little tribute here
we had a like the little tribute here and type of thing we had for grandfather
and type of thing we had for grandfather
and type of thing we had for grandfather this was a young a young man who when he
this was a young a young man who when he
this was a young a young man who when he was a young boy had read the stories of
was a young boy had read the stories of
was a young boy had read the stories of henry morton stanley and david
henry morton stanley and david
henry morton stanley and david livingstone his background included
livingstone his background included
livingstone his background included floating down the Missouri River on a
floating down the Missouri River on a
floating down the Missouri River on a raft
raft
raft much like the Huckleberry Finn stories
much like the Huckleberry Finn stories
much like the Huckleberry Finn stories of Mark Twain he was a boy an American
of Mark Twain he was a boy an American
of Mark Twain he was a boy an American boy of the land he was educated and
boy of the land he was educated and
boy of the land he was educated and trained in mechanical arts and as a
trained in mechanical arts and as a
trained in mechanical arts and as a mechanic and a machinist his forte was
mechanic and a machinist his forte was
mechanic and a machinist his forte was steam engines he knew had a tear apart
steam engines he knew had a tear apart
steam engines he knew had a tear apart steam engines rebuild him out of nothing
steam engines rebuild him out of nothing
steam engines rebuild him out of nothing most the people who ran into along the
most the people who ran into along the
most the people who ran into along the way basically popped his blooming real
way basically popped his blooming real
way basically popped his blooming real fast and said you’re gonna die because
fast and said you’re gonna die because
fast and said you’re gonna die because he had to fit you at malaria you had the
he had to fit you at malaria you had the
he had to fit you at malaria you had the the lack of knowledge of the the area
the lack of knowledge of the the area
the lack of knowledge of the the area and he just but he persevered William
and he just but he persevered William
and he just but he persevered William stamps Jerry spent a number of years in
stamps Jerry spent a number of years in
stamps Jerry spent a number of years in this heart of darkness this area of the
this heart of darkness this area of the
this heart of darkness this area of the continent of Africa that had no name at
continent of Africa that had no name at
continent of Africa that had no name at the time and this area is today called
the time and this area is today called
the time and this area is today called the Central African Republic he was like
the Central African Republic he was like
the Central African Republic he was like half of the end of one world and half of
half of the end of one world and half of
half of the end of one world and half of the new world coming in half old world
the new world coming in half old world
the new world coming in half old world pioneer and Explorer and hunter half new
pioneer and Explorer and hunter half new
pioneer and Explorer and hunter half new world businessman entrepreneur he left
world businessman entrepreneur he left
world businessman entrepreneur he left the boy of pension for hunting animals
the boy of pension for hunting animals
the boy of pension for hunting animals and floating down rivers on rafts and
and floating down rivers on rafts and
and floating down rivers on rafts and living off of the land and took a very
living off of the land and took a very
living off of the land and took a very serious look of what destiny had given
serious look of what destiny had given
serious look of what destiny had given him which was an opportunity to study a
him which was an opportunity to study a
him which was an opportunity to study a continent and its people its rivers its
continent and its people its rivers its
continent and its people its rivers its lands its wildlife the powers that were
lands its wildlife the powers that were
lands its wildlife the powers that were there the colonization the great
there the colonization the great
there the colonization the great scramble of carving up the land and he
scramble of carving up the land and he
scramble of carving up the land and he wrote about it and he talked about it
wrote about it and he talked about it
wrote about it and he talked about it until the world changed and no one was
until the world changed and no one was
until the world changed and no one was much interested in any of that anymore
much interested in any of that anymore
much interested in any of that anymore the book he had hoped to write never got
the book he had hoped to write never got
the book he had hoped to write never got written he had his way of doing things
written he had his way of doing things
written he had his way of doing things and publishers had their way of doing
and publishers had their way of doing
and publishers had their way of doing things and when push came to shove he
things and when push came to shove he
things and when push came to shove he just said back with it I don’t need it
just said back with it I don’t need it
just said back with it I don’t need it I’ve been there I’ve done it grandfather
I’ve been there I’ve done it grandfather
I’ve been there I’ve done it grandfather I think just decided well I got a family
I think just decided well I got a family
I think just decided well I got a family now there’s not a big interest in Africa
now there’s not a big interest in Africa
now there’s not a big interest in Africa right now the story just got lost and I
right now the story just got lost and I
right now the story just got lost and I think grandfather just lost maybe maybe
think grandfather just lost maybe maybe
think grandfather just lost maybe maybe the the enthusiasm to get it done it’s a
the the enthusiasm to get it done it’s a
the the enthusiasm to get it done it’s a sad thing when you think of someone that
sad thing when you think of someone that
sad thing when you think of someone that had such an incredible life because he
had such an incredible life because he
had such an incredible life because he could have been literally forgotten from
could have been literally forgotten from
could have been literally forgotten from history and it would’ve been a shame
history and it would’ve been a shame
history and it would’ve been a shame because he made history without a doubt
because he made history without a doubt
because he made history without a doubt [Music]
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