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Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) Father Henson's story of his own life.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05957 Author/Creator: Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1858 Pagination: 212 p. ; 19.6 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Life of Father Josiah Henson with frontis portraits. Published by John P. Jewett & Co. in Boston and Henry P. B. Jewett in Cleveland. First edition.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883

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