Six Handkerchiefs and a Sketchbook: The James Jameson Affair

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This week Jamie and Leo dig into the life, the expedition, and the event that made sure James Jameson would be remembered for something much more sinister than being a naturalist. He was the grandson of the Jameson whiskey founder. He was the uncle of the man who invented the radio. He traveled the world, hunted big game, and was the first person to scientifically describe a species of bird. By every measure, James Jameson had a life of extraordinary privilege and genuine curiosity.

Then he went to Africa.

In 1887, Jameson joined the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition as a naturalist. What happened in the forests of the Congo in 1888 would define everything he left behind. Who was James Jameson? What was the James Jameson Affair? And how do modern scientist feel about Jameson's actions? We'll explore all the sketchiness in this file from The Darkives.

Serious history. Told not so seriously.

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Sources:

• https://www.britannica.com/event/Scramble-for-Africa.
• https://aaregistry.org/story/tippu-tip-entrepreneur-and-slave-trader-born/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/20368390/?match=1&terms=jameson
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/james-jameson
• https://moltensulfur.com/post/henry-stanleys-convenient-deaths/
• https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/a-grisly-drop-of-history-1.755086

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