The Resource The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared A. Brock, (Large print)
The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared A. Brock, (Large print)
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The item The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared A. Brock, (Large print) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Cedar Rapids Public Library-Metro Library Network.
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- Summary
- A dynamic, driven man of intelligence and unyielding principles, Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds to escape with his family from forty-one years in bondage. He then worked to improve the lives of hundreds of freedmen throughout his long life. Henson found international fame--including visits to Windsor Castle and the White House--as the real "Uncle Tom" of the novel that fueled the abolitionist movement and ignited the Civil War. After being all but lost to history for over a century, The Road to Dawn tells his incredible story
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 525 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Unabridged
- Contents
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- The real Uncle Tom
- Homecoming
- Epilogue
- A clarion call
- Port Tobacco
- The wounded leader
- Kentucky bound
- Double cross
- Murder and providence
- The great escape
- The struggle for light
- The Great Exhibition
- Isbn
- 9781432858483
- Label
- The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War
- Title
- The road to dawn
- Title remainder
- Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- Jared A. Brock
- Title variation
- Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A dynamic, driven man of intelligence and unyielding principles, Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds to escape with his family from forty-one years in bondage. He then worked to improve the lives of hundreds of freedmen throughout his long life. Henson found international fame--including visits to Windsor Castle and the White House--as the real "Uncle Tom" of the novel that fueled the abolitionist movement and ignited the Civil War. After being all but lost to history for over a century, The Road to Dawn tells his incredible story
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brock, Jared
- Dewey number
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- 306.3/62092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E444.H526
- LC item number
- B76 2018b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Henson, Josiah
- Henson, Josiah
- Henson, Josiah
- Slaves
- African Americans
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Blacks
- Clergy
- Large type books
- Label
- The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared A. Brock, (Large print)
- Note
- Unabridged
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-522)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The real Uncle Tom
- Homecoming
- Epilogue
- A clarion call
- Port Tobacco
- The wounded leader
- Kentucky bound
- Double cross
- Murder and providence
- The great escape
- The struggle for light
- The Great Exhibition
- Control code
- ocn1044776224
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 525 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432858483
- Lccn
- 2018029670
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Label
- The road to dawn : Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared A. Brock, (Large print)
- Note
- Unabridged
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-522)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The real Uncle Tom
- Homecoming
- Epilogue
- A clarion call
- Port Tobacco
- The wounded leader
- Kentucky bound
- Double cross
- Murder and providence
- The great escape
- The struggle for light
- The Great Exhibition
- Control code
- ocn1044776224
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 525 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432858483
- Lccn
- 2018029670
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
Subject
- Clergy -- Canada -- Biography
- Fugitive slaves -- Canada -- Biography
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
- Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883
- Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883
- Large type books
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans -- Biography
- Blacks -- Canada -- Biography
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