Bibliograph

The road to dawn, Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared Brock

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The road to dawn, Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared Brock

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287)

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individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The road to dawn

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1023815086

Responsibility statement

Jared Brock

Sub title

Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War

Summary

"The Road to Dawn tells the improbable story of Josiah Henson, a slave who spent forty-two years in pre-Civil War bondage in the American South and eventually escaped with his wife and four young children, travelling 600 miles and eventually settling with his family as a free man across the border in Canada. Once there, Henson rescued 118 more slaves and purchased land to build what would become one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad, a 500-person freeman settlement called Dawn. He was immortalized by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Port Tobacco -- The wounded leader -- Kentucky bound -- Double cross -- Murder and providence -- The great escape -- The struggle for life -- The great exhibition -- The real Uncle Tom -- Homecoming -- Epilogue

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Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War

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