Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

• Author(s): Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ,
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Pages: 112
• ISBN_10: 0448483017
  ISBN_13: 9780448483016
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women , Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Literary , Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) ,

Description:... 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.