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The road to dawn: Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War

By Josiah , Jared A. Brock;Henson

Book information

Publisher
PublicAffairs;Thorndike Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781432858483, 1432858483
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
20 MB (20793392 bytes)
Series
Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf
Edition
Large print edition
Pages
525 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of pla
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1789-1883;Slaves -- United States -- Biography;African Americans;Blacks;Blacks--Canada;Clergy;CleJosiah

Description

A dynamic, driven man of intelligence and unyielding principles, Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds to escape with his family from forty-one years in bondage. He then worked to improve the lives of hundreds of freedmen throughout his long life. Henson found international fame--including visits to Windsor Castle and the White House--as the real "Uncle Tom" of the novel that fueled the abolitionist movement and ignited the Civil War. After being all but lost to history for over a century, The Road to Dawn tells his incredible story. Port Tobacco -- The wounded leader -- Kentucky bound -- Double cross -- Murder and providence -- The great escape -- The struggle for light -- The Great Exhibition -- The real Uncle Tom -- Homecoming -- Epilogue -- A clarion call.

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