The Life of Josiah Henson

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Henson, Josiah
Published: 08/18/2020
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781716646744
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d