Uncle Tom's cabin : fragment, [1850 or 51?].

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Uncle Tom's cabin : fragment, [1850 or 51?].

Holograph excerpt (1 p. ; 20 x 20 cm.) from chapter 33 of Uncle Tom's cabin, beginning "Slowly the weary dispirited creatures wound their way into the room ..." and ending with " ... but Legree's face became perfectly ...," & dedication (1 p. ; 10 x 14 cm.) "To Dr. Freeman Allen with Christmas greetings from Aunt Harriet Beecher Stowe [daughter of the author]. Original autograph manuscript from Uncle Tom's Cabin, Dec. 1904."

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...