Adventure, betrayal & beetles: the quest for the source of the Nile
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What's the After Effects of All This?
Burton was invited to speak at the Royal Geographical Society's next big conference. The day before the debate is scheduled, he shoots himself in front of his cousin. Burton ends up moving to the U.S., where he suffers from depression and self-loathing. "He would fall into this deep depression after every huge accomplishment"
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