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"My name is not Tom" : the life of the Reverend Josiah Henson / Susan Cooke Soderberg.
Van Pelt Library E444.H526 S64 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Soderberg, Susan Cooke, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883.
- Henson, Josiah.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- African Americans--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Black people--Canada--Biography.
- Black people.
- Clergy--Canada--Biography.
- Clergy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "This book is a biography of Josiah Henson, the man catapulted into fame after Harriet Beecher Stowe noted that events in his life influenced her fictional character, Uncle Tom. From the plantation fields of Maryland, to the Georgetown Market, to the plantations of Kentucky, escaping to freedom in Canada, and being introduced to the Queen in England, Josiah Henson led a fascinating life. Born enslaved, and having endured a brutal attack as a young man that would maim him for life, Henson eventually escaped and became a respected minister and famed secular leader. While previous biographies have relied heavily on Henson's four dictated autobiographies, "My Name Is Not Tom" uses novel primary source research to fill in the untold parts this extraordinary individual's life while examining his views of slavery and morality, which changed substantially over the course of his life"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Born Enslaved
- Growing Up Enslaved
- Maimed and Adapting
- Journey to Kentucky
- The Cost of Freedom
- Escape
- Freedom in Canada
- A New Dream
- England
- Discord at Home
- New Directions
- Royalty and Remembrance
- Epilogue: Legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Soderberg, Susan Cooke, 1944- "My name is not Tom"
- ISBN:
- 9781647125363
- 1647125367
- 9781647126100
- 164712610X
- OCLC:
- 1429286946
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