Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north towards freedom. The publication of her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, a scathing anti-slavery novel, fanned the flames that started the Civil War. The book's emotional portrayal of the impact of slavery captured the nation's attention. A best-seller in its time, Uncle Tom's Cabin sealed Harriet Beecher Stowe's reputations as one of the most influential anti-slavery voices in US history.

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• Authors: Gregory Copeland, Tomie dePaola, Nancy Harrison, Dana M Rau, Dana M. Rau, Dana Meachen Rau, Dana Meachen/ Harrison Rau, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Greg Copeland (Illustration), Gregory Copeland (Illustration), Copeland Gregory (Illustration), Nancy Harrison (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2015
• EAN: 9780448483016
• ISBN: 978-0-448-48301-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 194 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Books & Libraries, c 1800 to c 1900, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Literature, books & writers (Children's/Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / General