Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe

Publisher Marketing: Neither before nor after the publication of "Uncle Tom s Cabin" has a woman ever so moved America to take action against injustice as Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" brought the abolitionists' message to the public conscience. Indeed, Abraham Lincoln greeted Stowe in 1863 as "the little lady who made this big war." Eliza Harris, a slave whose child is to be sold, escapes her beloved home on the Shelby plantation in Kentucky and heads North, eluding the hired slave catchers. Aided by the Underground Railroad, Quakers, and others opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act, Eliza, her son, and her husband George run toward Canada. As the Harrises flee to freedom, another slave, Uncle Tom, is sent "down the river" for sale. Too loyal to abuse his master's trust, too Christian to rebel, Tom wrenches himself from his family. Befriending a white child, Evangeline St. Clare, Tom is purchased by her father and taken to their home in New Orleans. Although Evangeline's father finally resolves to free his slaves, his sudden death alters their fates, sending Tom farther downriver to Simon Legree's plantation, and the whips of Legree's overseers. This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love." Review Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 66 (EAN 9780486440286, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 630 (EAN 9780679443650, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 630 (EAN 9780679443650, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 898 (EAN 9780679443650, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 891 (EAN 9780679443650, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1067 (EAN 9780679443650, Hardcover) School Library Journal 02/01/2000 (EAN 9789626341759, Compact Disc) Publishers Weekly 09/29/2014 (EAN 9781629234984, Compact Disc) Choice 03/01/2012 (EAN 9780199841431, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Stowe, Harriet Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) published her first book, The Mayflower, in 1843. In 1852 she published her bestselling classic, Uncle Tom s Cabin, the first novel to criticize the institution of slavery. She lectured and wrote for twenty-five years. Contributor Bio:  Schirner, Buck Schirner's professional career has primarily been on stage as a character actor. He is currently active in the theatre scene in Philadelphia. He also does television and radio commercial work, and likes to play a relaxing round of golf when time permits.