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This sweeping biography about the man who was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is an epic tale of courage and bravery in the face of unimaginable trials.The Road to Dawn tells the improbable story of Josiah Henson-a dynamic, driven man with exceptional intelligence and unyielding principles, who overcame incredible odds to escape from slavery and improve the lives of hundreds of freedmen throughout his long life. He was immortalized by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and catapulted to international fame, though his story has been lost to history. Until now.The book chronicles Henson's forty-two years spent in bondage and his eventual escape with his wife and four young children, carrying the youngest two on his broken shoulders for 600 miles, eventually settling with his family as a free man across the border in Canada.
About the Author
Jared Brock is the heavily bearded co-founder of Hope for the Sold, an abolitionist charity that fights human trafficking.
Jared has written for Huffington Post, Esquire, Catalyst, and Relevant, and his work has appeared on CBC, WDCX, 100 Huntley Street, and The 700 Club.
He is happily married to his best friend, Michelle, whom he first kissed in the seventh grade (at a Newsboys concert.) They live in a 1975 Airstream.
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