Autobiography of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom
(2012)
By:
Henson, Josiah
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486146980 (electronic bk.) MWT11605326, 0486146987 (electronic bk.) 11605326
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Firsthand account by the man widely regarded as the person who provided much of the material for the revered character in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Henson recalls his childhood, forced separation from his wife and children, escape to Canada, role as "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, and meeting with Queen Victoria in England
Mode of access: World Wide Web