The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War / Jared A. Brock.

"This sweeping biography immortalizes the man who was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in an epic tale of courage and bravery in the face of unimaginable trials. Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds to escape from slavery and improve the lives of hundreds of freedmen t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brock, Jared (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Henson, Josiah, > 1789-1883.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Canada > Biography.
Black people > Canada > Biography.
Clergy > Canada > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > General.
African Americans.
Black people.
Clergy.
Fugitive slaves.
Enslaved persons.
Canada.
United States.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xvi, 287 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War
Format: Book

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