Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 159 Henson, Josiah 1789 1883 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) 11021826 Father Henson's Story of His Own Life Truth Stranger Than Fiction Produced by Cindy Horton, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Father Henson's Story of His Own Life" by Josiah Henson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the life experiences of Henson, who was born into slavery and recounts his struggles, hardships, and the path to eventual freedom. It provides a compelling insight into the brutal realities of American slavery through the eyes of someone who lived it. The opening of the narrative introduces Josiah Henson's birth and childhood in Maryland, detailing the extreme brutality faced by his father, a fellow slave, who was punished severely for defending his mother from a cruel overseer. Henson reflects on these early memories, providing a stark depiction of the violence and inhumanity surrounding slavery. As he progresses through his childhood, the account foreshadows the trials that lie ahead, including heartbreaking family separations and his eventual journey toward self-discovery and faith amidst the oppressive conditions he endured. Thus, the beginning sets the stage for a powerful autobiographical exploration of resilience and the quest for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography African Americans -- Biography Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883 Fugitive slaves -- Canada -- Biography Black people -- Canada -- Biography Clergy -- Canada -- Biography E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Category: Biographies Category: History - American 268660 2025-06-19T16:06:36.963419 text/html 248404 2024-10-24T17:31:06 text/html 376063 2025-06-19T16:06:41.565424 application/epub+zip 378190 2025-06-19T16:06:37.858444 application/epub+zip 170851 2025-06-19T16:06:37.417430 application/epub+zip 473301 2025-06-19T16:06:44.792425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436945 2025-06-19T16:06:41.103434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229749 2022-09-22T09:29:07.556940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236882 2023-09-21T09:09:07.893980 text/plain 216956 2024-10-24T17:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17966 2025-06-19T16:06:44.948367 application/rdf+xml 22025 2025-06-19T16:06:37.512408 image/jpeg 2780 2025-06-19T16:06:37.463415 image/jpeg 354850 2025-06-19T16:06:36.995454 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia