Have You Ever Read---------

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:19 pm

Harriet Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? This book was written in 1852 and became the SECOND most widely read book of the 19th Century. It had a huge impact on the attitude towards slavery, more so I believe, than John Brown.

The book is available to read free online.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:21 pm

Yes, I have read it , several times.

An online link to it.

Uncle Tom's cabin, or Life among the lowly

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:32 pm

Lon;1141080 wrote: Harriet Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? This book was written in 1852 and became the SECOND most widely read book of the 19th Century. It had a huge impact on the attitude towards slavery, more so I believe, than John Brown.

The book is available to read free online.

Why do you think it was more effective, Lon?

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:45 pm

along-for-the-ride;1141095 wrote: Why do you think it was more effective, Lon?

Well, many historians claim this to be true and I tend to agree because it was written 10 years before the Civil War, giving the anti slavery agenda time to develop.

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:52 pm

My father gave me a lovely bound copy of this book when I was a child. I have read it several times.