The Life of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom (Dover Thrift Editions)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486800458 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Josiah Henson (1789–1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830 and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves.
About the AuthorJosiah Henson (1789–1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830 and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves.
had my 12 year old read it as prep for had my 12 year old read it as prep for Uncle Tom''s Cabin. I think it did it's job.. Four Stars Wanda Croan It was a good book. Has some interesting items.
Safely established as a tenant farmer and clergyman in a new country, Henson took an active role in organizing a self-sufficient community. The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself first appeared in 1849. Faced with the prospect of separation from his family, Henson fled with his wife and children to Ontario, where he became a leader in the Afro-Canadian community. Risking starvation, exposure, and recapture, the Henson family walked from Kentucky to Ohio. Born into slavery on a Maryland farm, Josiah Henson (1789–1883) worked as a foreman, married, and became a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Native Americans assisted the struggling family, as did sympathetic boatmen who ferried them across Lake Erie. His memoirs helped alert his contemporaries to the horrors and heartbreak of slavery, and they offer modern readers an authentic account of one family's triumph over injustice and inhumanity.. The book's avid readers included Harriet Beecher Stowe, who later acknowledged its influence on her own m