Buy this book on-line Beattie, Jessie L : Black Moses, the Real Uncle TomRyerson Press, Toronto, 1957
An acount of the life of Josiah Henson, born a slave in Maryland, in 1789 who eventually escaped to Canada. He was involved in assisting other Blacks to leave through the Underground Railroad, establshed the Dawn Settlement and a school in Kent County, Ontario, served in the local Militia, and became respected Methodist MInister. Harriet Beecher Stowe herself stated that " A last instance parallel with that of Uncle Tom is to be found in the published memoirs of the venerable Josiah Henson..now pastor of the missionary settlement at Dawn, in Canada" [The building that was his home during much of his time in the area, from 1841 until his death in 1883 is now the"Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site, Dresden Kent County, Ontario "] 215p. frontis. illus.bibliography .. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Beattie, Jessie L : Black Moses, the Real Uncle Tom. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, libri antichi, fine bindings, livres illustrées and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |