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How did the book uncle toms cabin influence national. Stowe, a connecticutborn teacher at the hartford female seminary and an active abolitionist. Uncle tom s cabin is an antislavery novel by american author harriet beecher stowe. Uncle toms cabin by harriet beecher stowe goodreads. Find books like uncle toms cabin from the worlds largest community of readers.
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A fable based in reality, it dramatizes the plight of slaves through many memorable and idealized characters. Focusing on the plight of african american slaves in. Uncle tom s cabin is one of those books which is more likely to be cited in anger than to have been read at leisure. It was the bestselling novel of the 19th century and the second bestselling book of that century, following the bible.
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