The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself by Josiah Henson: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 8 original MP3 tracks, 2:00:26 running time and a link to listen.
The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, credited to Josiah Henson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself by Josiah Henson. Read in English by KevinS The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself is an autobiographical narrative given by Josiah Henson and written by Samuel Atkins Eliot. Henson's life story was the real-life inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. During his life, Josiah Henson was a slave in Maryland where he was the overseer of his owner's modest, 300-acre farm. Through various life experiences (such as transporting slaves from MD to Kentucky, then later visiting those slaves after they'd been sold into the Deep South, and how run down they were; his owner agreeing to let him buy his freedom, only to hike up the price way beyond his means, etc.), unlike Uncle Tom, Josiah escapes with his family into Canada. Later he returns to help more slaves via the Underground Railroad. - Summary by progressingamerica and TriciaG
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself
- Author credits: Josiah Henson
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 8
- Listed recording duration: 2:00:26
Catalogue topics
- slavery
- memoir
- autobiography
- african american
- fugitive
- fugitive slave
Track guide
- 01 - Section 1 — 16:43
- 02 - Section 2 — 14:39
- 03 - Section 3 — 19:29
- 04 - Section 4 — 11:03
- 05 - Section 5 — 17:48
- 06 - Section 6 — 12:24
- 07 - Section 7 — 14:38
- 08 - Section 8 — 13:42
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