Literature Network » Harriet Beecher Stowe

STOWE HOUSE TOUTED AS TOURIST ATTRACTION \ SHE LIVED HERE FOR 18 YEARS.(News)

Content courtesy of

From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Date: 20050822
Author:

Byline: Lisa Cornwell Associated Press

The two decades that Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in Cincinnati helped shape the feelings and beliefs that led to her anti-slavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Now, several groups are working to make more people outside Cincinnati aware of the importance to America's heritage of her 19th century home here.

"Harriet Beecher Stowe didn't write the book there, but it was where she learned about the evils of slavery and the efforts to help slaves escape to freedom," said Kathy Hoke, a spokeswoman for the Columbus-based Ohio Historical ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Harriet Beecher Stowe

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.