Uncle Tom's Cabin (Paperback, Student ed.)

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her father was a minister in the Congregational Church. She studied theology and was interested in finding ways of improving humanity. Stowe was particularly concerned about slavery. Uncle Tom's Cabin had a great influence when it came out in 1851. Stowe intended Uncle Tom's Cabin to be a warning to al Christians. She said that the United States would feel great anger of God if it continued to protect the institution of slavery.