8 Bells Lecture | Andy Jampoler: The Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of LT Emory Taunt
Channel: U.S. Naval War College
Date: 2014-05-07

Andy Jampoler, "Congo: The Miserable Expeditions and Dreadful Death of LT Emory Taunt, USN," Eight Bells Book Lecture, Naval War College Museum, May 1, 2014.

A young naval officer is given the mission to explore the Congo River in May 1885 and tasked with reporting on opportunities for American business interests. The trip which had started out with such great promise and hope for wealth ended with bankruptcy, disgrace, and, ultimately, death.

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