What was David Livingstone childhood like?
What was David Livingstone childhood like? His early years were harsh. The second of seven kids, his large family lived in a single room in a crowded factory tenement. By the age of ten, he was working six days a week, twelve hours a day, in the local mill. Few kids who endured such harsh upbringings ever broke free from their lives of drudgery.
What is the old name for Livingstone?
Originally known as the Old Drift, Livingstone owes its existence primarily to the Victoria Falls and was established as a staging point across the Zambezi River. The town is named after Dr. David Livingstone, the first European to see, name and publicise the Falls.