Life of Josiah Henson. Illustrated: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself

Name: Life of Josiah Henson. Illustrated: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself
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ISBN: 9780880044103

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- Josiah Henson
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- Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing

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Language: English
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Category: History

Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of Ontario. Henson's autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, is believed to have inspired the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Ebook: January 4, 2023

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Life of Josiah Henson. Illustrated: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself

By
- Josiah Henson
Publisher
- Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing

Language: English
Format
Category: History

Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of Ontario. Henson's autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, is believed to have inspired the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Release date

Ebook: January 4, 2023