Introduction: A momentous event -- Stowe's America -- Harriet Beecher Stowe: a life -- Stowe's influences -- Uncle Tom's cabin -- Contemporary reactions -- Stowe's lasting influence -- Chronology -- Glossary.
Summary
"Harriet Beecher Stowe is often credited with bringing such attention to the plight of slaves in her most famous novel that she influenced the course of the American Civil War. In this text, Stowe's work as an abolitionist and author is examined in light of its great historical significance. Students will analyze the importance of Stowe's work in its contemporary historical context"-- Publisher.
