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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101625859414
ISBN-139781625859419
eBay Product ID (ePID)26038528827
Product Key Features
Book TitleUncle Tom's Journey from Maryland to Canada : the Life of Josiah Henson
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSlavery, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Black Studies (Global), Clergy, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Social Science, History
AuthorEdna M. Troiano
Book SeriesAmerican Heritage Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-958999
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal306.3/62092
SynopsisJosiah 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., 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
LC Classification NumberE444.H526T76 2019
