{"product_id":"9781557095855","title":"Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe character Uncle Tom, fr om Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling novel, \"Uncle Tom's Cabin,\" is based on the life of Josiah Henson (1789-1882). Born in Maryland, Henson escaped and fled to Dresden, Ontario, Canada in 1830. In 1841, a group of abolitionists, including Henson, created a community\/school for runaway slaves called the British-American Institute for Fugitive Slaves. On the 200 acre parcel, Henson and his friends built a grist mill and a saw mill. After emancipation, many of the former slaves returned to the United States , though Henson remained in Canada until his death in 1882.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applewood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729226772720,"sku":"9781557095855","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557095855_p0.jpg?v=1768852382","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557095855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}