{"product_id":"uncle-toms-cabin-hard-cover","title":"Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe [hardcover]","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"147\" class=\"\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"382\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eSet in the pre-Civil War South, the novel follows Uncle Tom, a dignified and devout Black man enslaved on a Kentucky plantation.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eWhen his owner faces financial ruin, Tom is sold to a ruthless trader, Mr. Haley, and transported \"down the river\" to New Orleans.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThere, he is sold to Augustine St. Clare, a kind but ineffective master.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eAfter St. Clare's death, Tom is sold again to the brutal Simon Legree, who subjects him to inhumane treatment.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThroughout his suffering, Tom maintains his faith and compassion, ultimately forgiving those who wrong him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"507\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eParallel to Tom's story is that of Eliza, a fellow enslaved woman who escapes with her young son to the North, crossing the icy flow of the river to seek freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eTheir narratives intertwine with those of other characters, including the saintly Eva, whose deathbed plea for the freedom of enslaved people underscores the novel's moral urgency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"537\" class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"824\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHarriet Beecher Stowe\u003c\/strong\u003e (1811–1896) was an American writer and abolitionist.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eBorn in Connecticut, she was part of the prominent Beecher family, known for their religious and social activism.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eStowe wrote \u003cem data-start=\"12\" data-end=\"31\"\u003eUncle Tom’s Cabin\u003c\/em\u003e in response to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, which mandated the return of runaway slaves and penalized those who aided them.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHer portrayal of the brutal realities of slavery brought the issue to the forefront of American consciousness.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThe novel's impact was profound; it is said that upon meeting her, President Abraham Lincoln remarked, \"So this is the little lady who started this great war.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Of Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45621846311169,"sku":"31UYAPPTT-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/1_01c03f65-4006-4a1a-a820-b1dcfb2b7980.jpg?v=1727335657","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/uncle-toms-cabin-hard-cover","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}