The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada by Josiah Henson

The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada

Josiah Henson

96 pages first pub 1858 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
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The character Uncle Tom, from Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," is based on the life of Josiah Henson (1789-1882). Born in Maryland, Henson escaped and fled to Dresden, Ontario, Canada in 1830. In 1841, a group of abo...

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