The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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<div><p>This 1853 non-fiction companion to the novel<i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i> (1852) provides documentary evidence supporting the novel's realistic depiction of slavery as a cruel and evil institution.  The subtitle says it all:  "Presenting the Original Facts and Documents upon Which the Story Is Founded, Together with Corroborative Statements Verifying the Truth of the Work." Like the novel itself, the Key generated a storm of controversy in the North and South alike.</p></div>

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<div><p><b>Harriet Beecher Stowe</b> (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author. Her<i>Uncle Toms Cabin</i>, as both a novel and a play, reached millions and was responsible for solidifying anti-slavery sentiments in the years leading up to the Civil War. Lincoln called her the little lady who started a great war.<b></b></p></div>

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