Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 21, 2015
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- Who it’s for
- Explore how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s writing and abolitionist work entered the nation’s struggle over slavery.
- Themes
- Abolitionism, Slavery and freedom, Literature's historical influence
- Genres
- Social Activist Biographies for Kids, Civil War Era (U.S.), Biographies of Women for Kids
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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.
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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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Explore how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s writing and abolitionist work entered the nation’s struggle over slavery.
Come here for
- The meeting point of literary influence and abolitionist action
- A closer look at one writer’s place in Civil War history
Expect
- A biography centered on Stowe’s anti-slavery work and public influence
- The powerful national response to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Where it sits
| Civil War Era (U.S.) | 60% |
|---|---|
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 55% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Civil War Era (U.S.)
- Authors
- Dana Meachen Rau
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- April 21, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Abolitionism · Slavery and freedom · Literature's historical influence
- Reading lane
- Writers' Lives for Kids