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LoC No.: 16004804

Title: A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin
Presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work.

Note: Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a companion piece to Stowe's famous novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," providing factual evidence, documents, and corroborative statements to verify the realities of slavery depicted in the fictional narrative. It aims to draw attention to the moral and ethical implications of slavery, evoking a serious contemplation of a deeply troubling institution. The opening of "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" begins with a preface wherein Stowe openly shares her struggle in writing this non-fiction work, emphasizing that slavery is an intrinsically dreadful subject. She notes that her task has expanded beyond her original intent, driven by the need to confront the painful truths surrounding slavery as a moral question. The first chapter focuses on various dynamics of the slave trade, illustrated through characters such as Mr. Haley, a slave trader, shedding light on the grim realities faced by individuals caught in this trade. Stowe underscores that the depictions in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," while fictionalized, are based on real events and sentiments, thus legitimizing the emotional and physical toll inflicted upon those ensnared in slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

EBook No.: 54812

Published: May 30, 2017

Downloads: 467

Language: English

Subject: Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)

Subject: Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions

Subject: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin -- Sources

Subject: Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century

Subject: Political fiction -- Sources

LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 16004804

Title: A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin
Presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work.

Note: Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a companion piece to Stowe's famous novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," providing factual evidence, documents, and corroborative statements to verify the realities of slavery depicted in the fictional narrative. It aims to draw attention to the moral and ethical implications of slavery, evoking a serious contemplation of a deeply troubling institution. The opening of "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" begins with a preface wherein Stowe openly shares her struggle in writing this non-fiction work, emphasizing that slavery is an intrinsically dreadful subject. She notes that her task has expanded beyond her original intent, driven by the need to confront the painful truths surrounding slavery as a moral question. The first chapter focuses on various dynamics of the slave trade, illustrated through characters such as Mr. Haley, a slave trader, shedding light on the grim realities faced by individuals caught in this trade. Stowe underscores that the depictions in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," while fictionalized, are based on real events and sentiments, thus legitimizing the emotional and physical toll inflicted upon those ensnared in slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

EBook No.: 54812

Published: May 30, 2017

Downloads: 467

Language: English

Subject: Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)

Subject: Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions

Subject: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin -- Sources

Subject: Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century

Subject: Political fiction -- Sources

LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.