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An Early Version of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Comes Home; First Serialized Versions of Classic Novel Found in Attic.

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Date: 20020118
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Byline: Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote much of her historic book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at Bowdoin College. Because of the lucky discovery of a potential homebuyer some of the first serialized versions of the novel may soon be added to the collections of the Bowdoin College library.

Stowe's husband was a professor at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, and Stowe wrote much of the book sitting in his study in Appleton Hall. Uncle Tom's Cabin has been credited with encouraging abolitionist sentiment and helping ...

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