Project Gutenberg 2016-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 173 Henson, Josiah 1789 1883 Eliot, Samuel Atkins 1798 1862 Eliot, S. A. (Samuel Atkins) 11021827 The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Josiah_Henson,_Formerly_a_Slave,_Now_an_Inhabitant_of_Canada,_as_Narrated_by_Himself Produced by Cindy Horton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada" by Josiah Henson is a historical memoir written in the mid-19th century. The narrative recounts Henson's life experiences as a slave in America before he achieves freedom and settles in Canada. The book provides a first-hand account of the cruelty of slavery, the struggles for survival, and the quest for self-determination, aiming to shed light on the innate humanity and resilience of enslaved individuals. At the start of the memoir, Henson reflects on his childhood in Maryland, detailing the horrifying moment he witnessed his father's brutal punishment for defending his mother's honor. As he describes the harrowing realities of plantation life, including the painful separation from his family during the auction process, Henson portrays the despair and trauma faced by enslaved people. He shares his experiences of labor, hardship, and small acts of rebellion, which ultimately lay the foundational emotions and determination that would guide him towards freedom. As he narrates, the themes of faith, resilience, and the desire for liberation emerge, setting the stage for his subsequent journey to Canada and his endeavors to uplift his fellow black people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (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 Category: Biographies Category: History - American 145284 2025-07-21T10:35:56.161575 text/html 122781 2024-10-23T01:26:20 text/html 195377 2025-07-21T10:35:58.449567 application/epub+zip 195553 2025-07-21T10:35:56.618561 application/epub+zip 124821 2025-07-21T10:35:56.375523 application/epub+zip 249496 2025-07-21T10:36:00.124529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235678 2025-07-21T10:35:58.222563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165224 2022-09-24T11:05:47.744568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133103 2025-07-21T10:35:56.021559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112954 2024-10-23T01:26:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19760 2025-07-21T10:36:00.258510 application/rdf+xml 16848 2025-07-21T10:35:56.456514 image/jpeg 2248 2025-07-21T10:35:56.414523 image/jpeg 190376 2025-07-21T10:35:56.181557 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