Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe (From Her Letters and Journals) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410218260 ISBN 13: 9781410218261

Publisher: University Press of the Pacific, 2004

Synopsis

CONTENTS Childhood, 1811-1824 School Days in Hartford, 1824-1832 Cincinnati, 1832-1836 Early Married Life, 1836-1840 Poverty and Sickness, 1840-1850 Removal to Brunswick, 1850-1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852 First Trip to Europe, 1853 Sunny Memories, 1853 From over the Sea, 1853 Home Again, 1853-1856 Dred, 1856 Old Scenes Revisited, 1856 The Minister's Wooing, 1857-1859 The Third Trip to Europe, 1859 The Civil War, 1860-1865 Florida, 1865-1869 Oldtown Folks, 1869 The Byron Controversy, 1869-1870 George Eliot Closing Scenes, 1870-1889

About this title

About the Author:

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. It reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1410218260
• ISBN 13: 9781410218261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 580