{"product_id":"9781411467330","title":"Truth Stranger Than Fiction (Barnes \u0026 Noble Digital Library): Father Henson's Story of His Own Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth Stranger Than Fiction: Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life \u003c\/i\u003estands as a remarkable narrative on its own merits, but even more significant is its relationship to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom’s Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIt is strange that the inspiration for a character whose name is a contemporary curse is based on an escaped slave, one-time soldier, preacher, founder of an independent black settlement, and slave-narrative writer.  Unlike Stowe’s derivative character, Henson seized his freedom, made a life for himself in Canada, and freed fellow slaves before publishing his life story and taking the cause of the slaves and fugitives to England and before Queen Victoria herself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126163816688,"sku":"9781411467330","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411467330_p0.jpg?v=1769896899","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411467330","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}