Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the hearts and minds of the American people by its moving portrayal of slave experience.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by Pat Righelato.Harriet Beecher Stowe shows us, in scenes of great dramatic power, the human effects of a system in which slaves were property. When a Kentucky farmer falls on hard times he is forced to sell his slaves, and among them is Uncle Tom, who's bought by a brutal plantation owner. The novel describes the horror of plantation labour and Tom's fight for his freedom and his life. A rallying cry to end slavery in America and one of the most influential American novels, Uncle Tom's Cabin remains, to this day, controversial and abrasive in its demand for change.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Harriet Beecher-Stowe, H B Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Verlag: Macmillan
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781529011869
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-1186-9
• Seiten: 656
• Abmessung: 100 mm x 160 mm x 32 mm
• Serien: Collector's Library; Macmillan Collector's Library; Collector's Library
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Historical adventure, FICTION / Political, Kentucky, FICTION / Southern, c 1800 to c 1900, Narrative theme: Politics, Historical adventure fiction, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Relating to African American people, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, FICTION / African American & Black / Historical, FICTION / African American & Black / Christian, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Relating to African American / Black American people