Harriet Beecher Stowe : a life
โ Scribed by Hedrick, Joan D., 1944-
- Book ID
- 110201239
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 926 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-487) and index
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Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north towards freedom. The publication of her book, _Uncle Tom's Cabin,_ a sc
Described by Henry James as "much less a book than a state of vision," "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is probably the most influential work of fiction in American history. Stowe's moving Christian epic turned millions of Americans against slavery, bringing the "peculiar institution" immeasurably closer to its