Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly (Illustrated Edition)

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical
Cover of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly (Illustrated Edition) by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles River Editors
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Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ISBN: 9781475306385
Publisher: Charles River Editors Publication: April 20, 2012
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
ISBN: 9781475306385
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication: April 20, 2012
Imprint:
Language: English
In 1852, the United States of America was anything but united. The divisive issue of slavery was roiling the nation, which argued ad nauseam about the extension of slavery in new states as the nation pushed westward. Less than a decade later, Americans would fight each other in a Civil War that would claim over half a million lives before it was all said and done. In 1852, one of the most important events took place in the debate over the political and moral propriety of slavery. That year, Harriet Beecher Stowe, an ardent abolitionist in the Northeast, published her famous anti-slavery novel Uncle Toms Cabin, which became an instant hit in the United States and spawned Southern responses in literature that depicted slavery as a benign institution. Given the debate that Uncle Toms Cabin helped spawn, historians have viewed Stowes classic as a harbinger of the Civil War itself. The historical importance of Uncle Toms Cabin remains well understood today, but the book is also remembered today for certain depictions and stereotypes of black people. These stereotypes include the affable mammy, the "pickaninny" stereotype of black children; and, of course, an Uncle Tom, which has ironically become a pejorative for a person who suffers dutifully for his boss. This edition of Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and pictures of Stowe, the first editions original illustrations, and more.
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In 1852, the United States of America was anything but united. The divisive issue of slavery was roiling the nation, which argued ad nauseam about the extension of slavery in new states as the nation pushed westward. Less than a decade later, Americans would fight each other in a Civil War that would claim over half a million lives before it was all said and done. In 1852, one of the most important events took place in the debate over the political and moral propriety of slavery. That year, Harriet Beecher Stowe, an ardent abolitionist in the Northeast, published her famous anti-slavery novel Uncle Toms Cabin, which became an instant hit in the United States and spawned Southern responses in literature that depicted slavery as a benign institution. Given the debate that Uncle Toms Cabin helped spawn, historians have viewed Stowes classic as a harbinger of the Civil War itself. The historical importance of Uncle Toms Cabin remains well understood today, but the book is also remembered today for certain depictions and stereotypes of black people. These stereotypes include the affable mammy, the "pickaninny" stereotype of black children; and, of course, an Uncle Tom, which has ironically become a pejorative for a person who suffers dutifully for his boss. This edition of Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and pictures of Stowe, the first editions original illustrations, and more.

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