{"title":"Josiah Henson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781557095855","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson","description":"The character Uncle Tom, from Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling novel, \"Uncle Tom's Cabin,\" is based on the life of Josiah Henson (1789-1882). Born in Maryland, Henson escaped and fled to Dresden, Ontario, Canada in 1830. In 1841, a group of abolitionists, including Henson, created a community\/school for runaway slaves called the British-American Institute for Fugitive Slaves. On the 200 acre parcel, Henson and his friends built a grist mill and a saw mill. After emancipation, many of the former slaves returned to the United States , though Henson remained in Canada until his death in 1882.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49581484409105,"sku":"GOR006204867","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50391199187217,"sku":"CIN155709585XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037725753617,"sku":"NIN9781557095855","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/155709585X.jpg?v=1750798455"},{"product_id":"father-henson-s-story-of-his-own-life-book-josiah-henson-9781154703900","title":"Father Henson's Story of His Own Life.","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49599346508049,"sku":"GOR013154015","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1154703908.jpg?v=1751334989"},{"product_id":"uncle-tom-s-story-of-his-life-book-josiah-henson-9781406901252","title":"Uncle Tom's Story of His Life.","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49620566933777,"sku":"GOR013666469","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1406901253.jpg?v=1750857155"},{"product_id":"truth-stranger-than-fiction-book-josiah-henson-9781518823367","title":"Truth Stranger than Fiction","description":"This collection of literature attempts to compile many classics that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50175927976209,"sku":"CIN151882336XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51033789858065,"sku":"NIN9781518823367","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/151882336X.jpg?v=1751180465"},{"product_id":"the-life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9780486800455","title":"The The Life of Josiah Henson","description":"Born into slavery on a Maryland farm, Josiah Henson (1789-1883) worked as a foreman, married, and became a preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Faced with the prospect of separation from his family, Henson fled with his wife and children to Ontario, where he became a leader in the Afro-Canadian community. \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in 1849. The book's avid readers included Harriet Beecher Stowe, who later acknowledged its influence on her own masterwork, \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHenson's narrative recounts the circumstances of his bondage, his conversion to Christianity, and his fruitless attempts to buy his freedom. Risking starvation, exposure, and recapture, the Henson family walked from Kentucky to Ohio. Native Americans assisted the struggling family, as did sympathetic boatmen who ferried them across Lake Erie. Safely established as a tenant farmer and clergyman in a new country, Henson took an active role in organizing a self-sufficient community. His memoirs helped alert his contemporaries to the horrors and heartbreak of slavery, and they offer modern readers an authentic account of one family's triumph over injustice and inhumanity.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50307359015185,"sku":"CIN0486800458VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50352400826641,"sku":"CIN0486800458G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51002909065489,"sku":"NIN9780486800455","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51721074573585,"sku":"CIN0486800458A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0486800458.jpg?v=1763892025"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781015731479","title":"An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50681139331345,"sku":"GOR014032833","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51013832507665,"sku":"NIN9781015731479","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1015731473.jpg?v=1751046485"},{"product_id":"an-autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-uncle-tom-from-to-book-josiah-henson-9781986258210","title":"An Autobiography of the Rev Josiah Henson Uncle Tom From  to","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":50827476599057,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50827477713169,"sku":"CIN1986258211VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51607121494289,"sku":"CIN1986258211G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1986258211.jpg?v=1751220300"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781015736092","title":"An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51014072271121,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51014076924177,"sku":"NIN9781015736092","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1015736092.jpg?v=1750820441"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-mrs-harriet-beecher-stowe-s-uncle-tom-fro-book-josiah-henson-9781020198847","title":"An Autobiography Of The Rev. Josiah Henson (mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's \"uncle Tom\") From 1789-1881","description":"\u003cp\u003eJosiah Henson was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent abolitionist and community leader in Canada. His memoirs were a major source of inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This edition includes additional material from John Lobb, an editor who worked with Henson to prepare his autobiography. The result is a powerful and inspirational account of a man who overcame tremendous obstacles to become a beacon of hope for others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51016562606353,"sku":"NIN9781020198847","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1020198842.jpg?v=1750918511"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-as-narrated-by-himself-to-s-a-eliot-book-josiah-henson-9781021227775","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson, As Narrated by Himself [To S.a. Eliot]","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51016805318929,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51016807448849,"sku":"NIN9781021227775","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1021227773.jpg?v=1751111056"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-mrs-harriet-beecher-stowe-s-uncle-tom-fro-book-josiah-henson-9781021546470","title":"An Autobiography Of The Rev. Josiah Henson (mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's uncle Tom) From 1789-1881","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51016988754193,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51016990327057,"sku":"NIN9781021546470","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/102154647X.jpg?v=1750751056"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-formerly-a-slave-book-josiah-henson-9781365769764","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51023632367889,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51023634170129,"sku":"NIN9781365769764","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1365769763.jpg?v=1750954049"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-formerly-a-slave-book-josiah-henson-9781365769696","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51023685681425,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51023687188753,"sku":"NIN9781365769696","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1365769690.jpg?v=1751303985"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-formerly-a-slave-now-an-inhabitant-of-canada-1849-book-josiah-henson-9781497320703","title":"The life of Josiah Henson, formerly a slave, now an inhabitant of Canada (1849)","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51030412558609,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51030415081745,"sku":"NIN9781497320703","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1497320704.jpg?v=1750892783"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781716646744","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51047018397969,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51047020757265,"sku":"NIN9781716646744","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/171664674X.jpg?v=1750864651"},{"product_id":"uncle-tom-s-story-of-his-life-an-autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9788027334148","title":"Uncle Tom's Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson","description":"This 1876 version of Josiah Henson's autobiography, the first of many editions issued by British editor John Lobb, followed the original 1849 edition and a much-expanded 1858 version. The autobiography traces Henson's life from his birth into slavery in Maryland in 1789; his escape to Canada in 1830; his participation in the founding of the Dawn Settlement for fugitive slaves in Ontario; and his several trips to England to raise funds for the settlement. Henson, who in his later years toured as the model for the Uncle Tom of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, describes his meeting with Stowe in 1852 and draws parallels between the histories of other \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e characters and his own acquaintances. While Stowe herself stressed that there was no single model for her title character, she called Henson a parallel instance for Uncle Tom in \u003ci\u003eA Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e. Reprinted multiple times in the United States and Britain in the nineteenth century and translated into several other languages, Henson's autobiography continues to reward readers with its descriptions not only of slave life in Maryland and Kentucky, but also of the business and educational ventures of escaped slaves in Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA DOCSOUTH BOK. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available in paperback and e-book formats. Each book contains a short summary and is otherwise unaltered from the original publication. DocSouth Books provide affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51063028941073,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51063031496977,"sku":"NIN9788027334148","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53349850120465,"sku":"NLS9788027334148","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53378908389649,"sku":"CIN8027334144G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/8027334144.jpg?v=1751254486"},{"product_id":"father-henson-s-story-of-his-own-life-truth-stranger-than-fiction-book-josiah-henson-9789355754509","title":"Father Henson's Story of His Own Life Truth Stranger Than Fiction","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51065252479249,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51065254281489,"sku":"NIN9789355754509","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52421553586449,"sku":"NLS9789355754509","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9355754507.jpg?v=1751319251"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-formerly-a-slave-now-an-inhabitant-of-canada-book-josiah-henson-9789356900097","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51065298518289,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51065300353297,"sku":"NIN9789356900097","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52681929523473,"sku":"NLS9789356900097","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9356900094.jpg?v=1751192017"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-rev-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9783337637200","title":"Autobiography of Rev. Josiah Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51077885919505,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51077888114961,"sku":"NIN9783337637200","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52142419771665,"sku":"NLS9783337637200","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3337637205.jpg?v=1751317384"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781540715807","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson","description":"The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself is a slave narrative written by Josiah Henson, who would later become famous for being the basis of the character of Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Life of Josiah Henson, published in 1849, is Henson's first work but was dictated to Samuel A. Eliot, who was a former Boston Mayor known for his anti-slavery views. Although Henson was an accomplished orator, he had not yet learned to read and write. The narrative provides a detailed description of his life as a slave in the south. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The following memoir was written from the dictation of Josiah Henson. A portion of the story was told, which, when written, was read to him, that any errors of statement might be corrected. The substance of it, therefore, the facts, the reflections, and very often the words, are his; and little more than the structure of the sentences belongs to another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The narrative, in this form, necessarily loses the attraction derived from the earnest manner, the natural eloquence of a man who tells a story in which he is deeply interested; but it is hoped that enough remains to repay perusal, and that the character of the man, and the striking nature of the events of his life will be thought to justify the endeavor to make them more extensively known. The story has this advantage, that it is not fiction, but fact; and it will be found fruitful in instruction by those who attentively consider its lessons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51084579275025,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51084579504401,"sku":"GOR014172819","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1540715809.jpg?v=1750925696"},{"product_id":"father-henson-s-story-of-his-own-life-1858-book-josiah-henson-9781436931328","title":"Father Henson's Story Of His Own Life (1858)","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51093940568337,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51093944205585,"sku":"NIN9781436931328","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1436931320.jpg?v=1751370699"},{"product_id":"josiha-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781022176423","title":"Josiha Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51133320855825,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51133323739409,"sku":"NIN9781022176423","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1022176420.jpg?v=1751143200"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9780548593233","title":"The Life Of Josiah Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51183100920081,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51183103312145,"sku":"NIN9780548593233","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/054859323X.jpg?v=1750846385"},{"product_id":"josiha-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781020935527","title":"Josiha Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51190896918801,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51190901047569,"sku":"NIN9781020935527","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1020935529.jpg?v=1750853875"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-as-narrated-by-himself-to-s-a-eliot-book-josiah-henson-9781019454961","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson, As Narrated by Himself [To S.a. Eliot]","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51256646664465,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51256649515281,"sku":"NIN9781019454961","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1019454962.jpg?v=1750982360"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9780486428635","title":"Autobiography of Josiah Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51336650555665,"sku":"GOR007368642","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52074679075089,"sku":"CIN048642863XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/048642863X.jpg?v=1750698158"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781168946829","title":"The Life Of Josiah Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51644685353233,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51644685484305,"sku":"NIN9781168946829","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1168946824.jpg?v=1751207486"},{"product_id":"father-henson-s-story-of-his-own-life-1858-book-josiah-henson-9781436845212","title":"Father Henson's Story Of His Own Life (1858)","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51670239412497,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51670239707409,"sku":"NIN9781436845212","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1436845211.jpg?v=1751051871"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-formerly-a-slave-book-josiah-henson-9781977929457","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave","description":"The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself is a slave narrative written by Josiah Henson, who would later become famous for being the basis of the character of Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Life of Josiah Henson, published in 1849, is Henson's first work but was dictated to Samuel A. Eliot, who was a former Boston Mayor known for his anti-slavery views. Although Henson was an accomplished orator, he had not yet learned to read and write. The narrative provides a detailed description of his life as a slave in the south. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The following memoir was written from the dictation of Josiah Henson. A portion of the story was told, which, when written, was read to him, that any errors of statement might be corrected. The substance of it, therefore, the facts, the reflections, and very often the words, are his; and little more than the structure of the sentences belongs to another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The narrative, in this form, necessarily loses the attraction derived from the earnest manner, the natural eloquence of a man who tells a story in which he is deeply interested; but it is hoped that enough remains to repay perusal, and that the character of the man, and the striking nature of the events of his life will be thought to justify the endeavor to make them more extensively known. The story has this advantage, that it is not fiction, but fact; and it will be found fruitful in instruction by those who attentively consider its lessons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52099495788817,"sku":"GOR014455721","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781977929457.jpg?v=1757086153"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-the-rev-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9783348066617","title":"An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52507752726801,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52507753480465,"sku":"NLS9783348066617","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9783348066617.jpg?v=1760350939"},{"product_id":"wirkliche-lebensgeschichte-des-onkels-tom-book-josiah-henson-9783743386686","title":"Wirkliche Lebensgeschichte des Onkels Tom","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52618041524497,"sku":"NLS9783743386686","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9783743386686.jpg?v=1761532047"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-as-narrated-by-himself-book-josiah-henson-9783752350357","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson As Narrated By Himself","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52690809553169,"sku":"NLS9783752350357","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9783752350357.jpg?v=1762338412"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-as-narrated-by-himself-book-josiah-henson-9783752404692","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson as Narrated by Himself","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52691408879889,"sku":"NLS9783752404692","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9783752404692.jpg?v=1762339722"},{"product_id":"uncle-tom-s-story-of-his-life-book-josiah-henson-9781017801484","title":"uncle Tom's Story Of His Life.","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52743718961425,"sku":"NIN9781017801484","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781017801484.jpg?v=1763496478"},{"product_id":"truth-stranger-than-fiction-book-josiah-henson-9781435108387","title":"Truth Stranger Than Fiction","description":"Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Own Life stands as a remarkable narrative on its own merits, but even more significant is its relationship to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. It is strange that the inspiration for a character whose name is a contemporary curse is based on an escaped slave, one-time soldier, preacher, founder of an independent black settlement, and slave-narrative writer. Unlike Stowe's derivative character, Henson seized his freedom, made a life for himself in Canada, and freed fellow slaves before publishing his life story and taking the cause of the slaves and fugitives to England and before Queen Victoria herself.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53031325860113,"sku":"NGR9781435108387","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781435108387.jpg?v=1768607036"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-formerly-a-slave-now-an-inhabitant-of-canada-book-josiah-henson-9781019369586","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53035826151697,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53035826512145,"sku":"NIN9781019369586","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781019369586.jpg?v=1768749455"},{"product_id":"life-of-josiah-henson-book-josiah-henson-9781543222227","title":"The Life of Josiah Henson","description":"Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 - May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden in Kent County. Henson's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself\u003c\/i\u003e, is widely believed to have inspired the character of the fugitive slave, George Harris, in\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53440219840785,"sku":"CIN1543222226G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781543222227.jpg?v=1776711641"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-josiah-henson.oembed?page=2","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}