The Life of Josiah Henson Formerly a Slave Now an Inhabitant of Canada as Narrated by Himself
 The Life of Josiah Henson Formerly a Slave Now an Inhabitant of Canada as Narrated by Himself is a slave narrative written by Josiah Henson who would later become famous for being the basis of the character of Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Life of Josiah Henson published in 1849 is Henson's first work but was dictated to Samuel A. Eliot who was a former Boston Mayor known for his anti-slavery views.