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

Josiah Henson (1789-1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland. In 1830, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario), where he later founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves. His autobiography is a tense, gripping account of how he escaped from his owners, a pair of sadistic, cruelly duplicitous brothers. Henson's life story is said to have inspired the character of the fugitive slave, George Harris, in Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Author: Josiah Henson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 08/18/2020
Pages: 58
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d
ISBN13: 9781716646744
ISBN10: 171664674X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Social Science | Slavery
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies

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