num_pages: 224
description: Firsthand account by the man widely regarded as the person who provided much of the material for the revered character in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Henson recalls his childhood, forced separation from his wife and children, escape to Canada, role as "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, and meeting with Queen Victoria in England.
language: English
title: Autobiography of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom
titlecomplete: Autobiography of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom (African American)
genres: Historical, History, Classics, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography, American History, Biography Memoir, Race, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 362
places: The United States of America
publisher: Dover Publications