Uncle Tom's Cabin: or, Life Among the Lowly.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, New York, 1879

About this Item

Early edition of Stowe's enormously influential work, widely considered the book that precipitated the American Civil War. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers with advertisements to the versos of the front and rear panels. In good condition with toning and chipping. Rare. â In the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America Uncle Tomâ s Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on â the Southern way of lifeâ â ¦ the social impact of [the novel] on the United States was greater than that of any book before or sinceâ (PMM 332). â Within a decade after its publication Uncle Tomâ s Cabin had become the most popular novel ever written by an Americanâ ¦ there is substantial evidence that the book precipitated the American Civil Warâ (Downs, Books That Changed America, 108).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin: or, Life Among the Lowly.
• Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1879
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana