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"Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a classic work of American literature that explores the harsh realities of slavery in the nineteenth century. Published in 1852, the novel follows the lives of several characters, including the titular character Tom, a long-suffering slave on a plantation in Kentucky. Through the characters' stories, Stowe paints a vivid picture of life in slavery, as well as its psychological, emotional, and spiritual...
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This edition includes:The 1852 first book edition, accompanied by a preface, note on the text, and explanatory annotations. Twenty-two illustrations and historical documents on slavery and abolitionism are included, as are seventeen critical reviews spanning more than 160 years.
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The women of the Wayferer Inn investigate the thefts of a framed "Eliza" print from the Inn and a first-edition copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin from the local Underground Railroad Museum. Meanwhile, Brad Grimes, LuAnn's friend-turned-boyfriend, seems like he's really getting serious about their relationship.
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A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a "supplement" book published to document Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling book and anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. An instant classic, Uncle Tom's Cabin (which was first published in 1852) had a profound impact on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States. Stowe's novel, which was highly controversial at the time, provoked a firestorm of competing and contradictory responses among...