Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin is the story of Tom, a profoundly loyal and religious slave who's sold from his beloved owner, Arthur Shelby. Tom becomes the property of Augustine St. Clare who promises to free him. When Augustine dies as a result of a stabbing, the promise does not materialize. Tom is sold to another owner; the vicious and greedy Simon Lagree! This is a heart wrenching story of sacrifice, inhumanity and the strength of humanity in the face of the cruel bondage of chattel slavery. Uncle Tom's cabin is ...
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Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin is the story of Tom, a profoundly loyal and religious slave who's sold from his beloved owner, Arthur Shelby. Tom becomes the property of Augustine St. Clare who promises to free him. When Augustine dies as a result of a stabbing, the promise does not materialize. Tom is sold to another owner; the vicious and greedy Simon Lagree! This is a heart wrenching story of sacrifice, inhumanity and the strength of humanity in the face of the cruel bondage of chattel slavery. Uncle Tom's cabin is a tale that will continue to be enjoyed for maney decades to come!
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Add this copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin to cart. $43.48, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
A book everyone should read. Even President Lincoln had something good to say about this book.
bookishwench
Aug 3, 2009
Stereotyped? I say moving
Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous novel was written witha specific purpose: to refute the common thinking of her time that slavery was acceptable because it was more often benficial than harmful.
Stowe's many tales of slaves and slave-owners, good, bad and in-between, are woven together as their lives intermingle, and show plainly and fairly all sides of the question as they existed in her day. And bring the reader, while moved with compassion for the oppressed, to the ineveitable conclusion of the evil of the entire system.
Themes of Christianity runeverywhere through the novel, giving hope to the victims and conviction to the oppressors, as well as to the silent observers.
I couldn't get the images of hopelessness out of my mind long after putting the book down. I highly reccommend it, but caution the reader that the 'n-word' appears quite often.
