Describes the life and career or Harriet Beecher Stowe, fosucing on her touchstone book "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which revealed to much of the United States the horrors of slavery.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113) and index.
Contents
The book that changed a nation -- Becoming a literary woman -- Housekeeping and writing -- Finding a cause -- A national sensation -- The war years -- Later work and final days -- Stowe's legacy.