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Truth stranger than fiction : Father Henson's story of his own life / with an introduction by Mrs. H.B. Stowe.
1858
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- Publisher
- Boston : John P. Jewett and Co. ; Cleveland, Ohio : Henry P.B. Jewett, 1858.
- (Boston : Lithotyped by Cowles and Company)
- ([Boston?] : Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery)
- ©1858
- People
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- Author
- Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Henson, Josiah 1789-1883
- Enslaved persons—United States—Biography
- African Americans—Biography
- Slavery—United States—History—19th century
- Slave narratives—United States
- Fugitive slaves—United States—Biography
- Fugitive slaves—Canada—Biography
- Black people—Canada—Biography
- Clergy—Canada—Biography
- Slave narratives
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Enslaved people's narratives
- Inscriptions
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Truth stranger than fiction : Father Henson's story of his own life / with an introduction by Mrs. H.B. Stowe.
- Call Number
- W92.451
- N-003476
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dczk51vx11f
- Publisher
- Boston : John P. Jewett and Co. ; Cleveland, Ohio : Henry P.B. Jewett, 1858.
- (Boston : Lithotyped by Cowles and Company)
- ([Boston?] : Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery)
- ©1858
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1858
- Extent
- xii, 212 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 19 cm
- Provenance
- Princeton copy 1 Has a presentation inscription dated 1859 on the front free endpaper.
- References
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906, 4735
- Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 31433
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Contents
- My birth and childhood
- My first great trial
- My boyhood and youth
- My conversion
- Maimed for life
- A responsible journey
- A new home
- Return to Maryland
- Taken south, away from wife and children
- A terrible temptation
- Providential deliverance
- Escape from bondage
- Journey to Canada
- New scenes and a new home
- Life in Canada
- Conducting slaves to Canada
- Second journey on the underground railroad
- Home at dawn
- Lumbering operations
- Visit to England
- The world's fair in London
- Visits to the ragged schools
- Closing up my London agency
- Closing chapter.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Henson, Josiah 1789-1883
- Enslaved persons—United States—Biography
- African Americans—Biography
- Slavery—United States—History—19th century
- Slave narratives—United States
- Fugitive slaves—United States—Biography
- Fugitive slaves—Canada—Biography
- Black people—Canada—Biography
- Clergy—Canada—Biography
- Slave narratives
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Enslaved people's narratives
- Inscriptions
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 236
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Black History and Culture Evergreen Initiative
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/28a1d44a-d30f-44a4-b3d0-adeed859c77e/manifest