{"product_id":"uncle-toms-cabin-or-life-among-the-lowly-with-hammatt-billings-1st-ed-illustrations-notes-from-a-later-ed-aziloth-books-paperback","title":"Uncle Tom's Cabin: or Life Among the Lowly; with Hammatt Billings' 1st ed. illustrations \u0026 notes from a later ed. (Aziloth Books) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarriet Beecher Stowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHammatt Billings\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Uncle Tom's Cabin \u003c\/em\u003e- the bestselling novel of the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century - was instrumental in exposing the brutal reality of African American slavery and played a prominent role in its abolition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Its author, Harriet Beecher Stowe was a stalwart Christian and committed abolitionist. In violation of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which made it illegal for anyone in the United States to offer aid or assistance to a runaway slave, she and her husband were part of the Underground Railroad which helped escaped slaves flee to the northern Free States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/em\u003e, Beecher Stowe argues her anti-slavery position primarily through her characters, from the saintly figures of Tom and Eva to the diabolical Legree, who epitomises the worst of slave owners. But there are passages where the author comes to the fore directly and speaks to her readers with fervour and unassailable logic. Her readership of predominantly Christian Protestants is told slavery is the antithesis of the universal love that Christianity enshrines. Christian enslavers are especially blameworthy and get short shrift from Beecher Stowe as she dismantles their sanctimonious sophistry with scathing dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the century following its publication the novel was accused of popularising many black stereotypes, yet few would deny the book's historical and political impact and its potency as a catalyst in the anti-slavery movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159883550855,"sku":"9781913751104","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/35c665563f525970925a88b9effcdda4.webp?v=1733269935","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/uncle-toms-cabin-or-life-among-the-lowly-with-hammatt-billings-1st-ed-illustrations-notes-from-a-later-ed-aziloth-books-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}