A nicely illustrated edition of the classic by Harriet Beecher Stowe with 120 illustrations. Also included is information about the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves that was issued by President Lincoln, including the full text of the proclamation.
SeaWolf Press's version includes:
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120 original illustrations by Hammatt Billings. Don't be fooled by other versions with missing or made-up pictures.
- Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions.
- A beautiful cover that replicates an 1899 poster.
- The complete text in an easy-to-read font similar to the original.
- The Emancipation Proclamation including background information.
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Stowe, a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible.
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