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Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin
Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin
Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin
Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin
Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin

Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Life Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin

$ 237.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: 1858 original Frontispiece engraved portrait foxed in margins. Mild foxing if any on pages. Hinges weak but holding.
  • Year Printed: 1858
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Region: North America
  • Subject: Americana
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Language: English
  • Topic: Historical Biography
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Publisher: John P. Jewett Company
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition
  • Author: Josiah Henson
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Truth Stranger Than Fiction : Father Henson's Story Of His Own Life   1858  John P. Jewett Co. Publisher, Boston,  Introduction by Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, 212pp,  engraved frontis portrait of the author.   This book and tale of an escaped slave is the inspiration for Stowe's "Uncle Toms Cabin".  Henson was born a slave on a Bethesda Maryland Plantation.  He escaped to Canada, became a preacher, aided in the underground railroad, lectured in England. Returned to the states.  Old and Rare original brown cloth binding.   hinges holding. pages mostly clean. engraved frontis present but foxed at margins.  see photos.   tall gray rear bldg