Uncle Tom's Journey from Maryland to Canada: The Life of Josiah Henson

Edna M. Troiano

Uncle Tom's Journey from Maryland to Canada: The Life of Josiah Henson
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Country
United States
Published
21 January 2019
Pages
174
ISBN
9781625859419

Uncle Tom’s Journey from Maryland to Canada: The Life of Josiah Henson

Edna M. Troiano

Josiah Henson was born into slavery in La Plata, Maryland, and auctioned off as a child to pay his owner’s debt. After numerous trials and abuse, he earned the trust of his slaveholder by exhibiting intelligence and skill. Daringly, he escaped to Canada with his wife and children. There he established a settlement and school for fugitives and repeatedly returned to the United States to help lead others to freedom along the Underground Railroad. He published a bestselling autobiography and became a popular preacher, lecturer, and international celebrity. He is immortalized as the inspiration for the title character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Author Edna M. Troiano recounts the amazing life of Maryland’s Josiah Henson and explores the sites devoted to his memory.

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