Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and novelist. Her most famous work Uncle Tom's Cabin had a profound effect on American attitudes towards slavery.
Fast Facts:
1. Born: June 14, 1811
2. Uncle Tom's Cabin published in 1852
3. Died: July 1, 1896
4. It is rumored that upon meeting her Abraham Lincoln said, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
Quotes
1. "A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell."
2. "All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order."
3. "Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good."
4. "No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man."
5. "To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably. "
Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 mandated the arrest of any fugitive slave by any federal marshal. A $1,000 fine was levied against all officials who failed to follow the new law. In response to the new law, Stowe;s sister-in-law wrote to her emploring her to use her writing talents to "...Write something that would make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is." Stowe conducteed extensive research, reading books, and interviewing fugitive slaves. Her book was hugely popular in the northern states and Britain, leaving an impression on its readers, and encouraging many to side with the abolitionists.

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and novelist. Her most famous work Uncle Tom's Cabin had a profound effect on American attitudes towards slavery.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe on Amazon
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (Classic Fiction) - $28.98
  
  This is the anti-slavery novel that, it is said, convinced many Americans to join the Civil War against the South. Published in 1852, it tells the story of Uncle Tom, a patient, fo...
  
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- Uncle Tom's Cabin (Volumes 1 & 2) by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Up from Slavery by Booker T.Washington (Slavery in America,literature classics, Literature Collections ) - $5.99
  
  Uncle Tom's Cabin:This is one of those books that everybody has heard about but few people these days have actually read. It deserves to be read - not simply because it is th...
  
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- Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life - $42.00
  
  "Up to this year I have always felt that I had no particular call to meddle with this subject....But I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a w...
  
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- Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers (Unforgettable Americans) - $5.99
  
  Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family in which her seven brothers were expected to be successful preachers and the four girls were never to speak in public. But slavery made Ha...
  
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Fast Facts:
1. Born: June 14, 1811
2. Uncle Tom's Cabin published in 1852
3. Died: July 1, 1896
4. It is rumored that upon meeting her Abraham Lincoln said, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
Quotes
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2. "A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell."
3. "All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order."
4. "Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good."
5. "No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man."
6. "To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably. "
Uncle Tom's Cabin

</small> The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 mandated the arrest of any fugitive slave by any federal marshal. A $1,000 fine was levied against all officials who failed to follow the new law. In response to the new law, Stowe;s sister-in-law wrote to her emploring her to use her writing talents to "...Write something that would make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is." Stowe conducteed extensive research, reading books, and interviewing fugitive slaves. Her book was hugely popular in the northern states and Britain, leaving an impression on its readers, and encouraging many to side with the abolitionists. </note>
Harriet Beecher Stowe Timeline
- June 14, 1811: Harriet Beecher Stowe Born
- 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 1853: A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 1856: Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
- 1870: Lady Byron Vindicated
- 1871: My Wife and I, Pink and White Tyranny
- 1873: Palmetto-Leaves
- July 1, 1896: Harriet Beecher Stowe Dies
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- "Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline."Harriet Beecher Stowe
- RT @RegulusdeLeo: Harriet Beecher Stowe- Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
- " Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
- So wrote Harriet Beecher Stowe — in 1850. http://bit.ly/73ptSM
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