The Life of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom by Josiah Henson

The Life of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom

Josiah Henson

96 pages first pub 1858 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
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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. Faced with the prospect of separation from his family, Henson fled with his wife and children to...

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