The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War
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New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, ©2018.
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Published
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, ©2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Street Date
1803
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287).
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"The Road to Dawn tells the improbable story of Josiah Henson, a slave who spent forty-two years in pre-Civil War bondage in the American South and eventually escaped with his wife and four young children, travelling 600 miles and eventually settling with his family as a free man across the border in Canada. Once there, Henson rescued 118 more slaves and purchased land to build what would become one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad, a 500-person freeman settlement called Dawn. He was immortalized by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brock, J. (2018). The road to dawn: Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War . PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brock, Jared. 2018. The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War. PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brock, Jared. The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brock, Jared. The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2018.
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