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Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896)

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From: American Eras
Date: 19970101
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)

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Impact. Harriet Beecher Stowe ’ s first novel, Uncle Tom ’ s Cabin (1852), not only was the best-selling novel before the Civil War but also became a highly effective instrument in the movement to abolish slavery in the 1850s. Abraham Lincoln is reported to have commented upon meeting Stowe, “ So this is the little lady who made this big war! ” The remark is certainly an overstatement, but it indicates Stowe ’ s fame and the extent to which her writing was seen as influencing the moral attitudes of ...

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