The Life of Josiah Hanson, Ex-Slave, Now Resident of Canada, is an impressive autobiography that tells the story of an extraordinarily courageous individual. Josiah Hanson, a former slave who escaped to Canada, talks about his difficult journey from slavery to freedom. This book is a powerful testimony to the history of slavery and the struggle for freedom in the early 19th century. Readers will have the opportunity to observe Henson's incredible strength of spirit, his victories and failures, his wisdom and stubbornness. This is an important and must-read book that reveals the feat of one of the most outstanding figures in the struggle for human rights.