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

by Josiah Henson

Overview

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. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880044103
Publisher:	Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Publication date:	01/04/2023
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	82
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 – May 5, 1883) 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.