Uncle Tom's Cabin A Library of America Paperback Classic

"ThemostpowerfulandenduringworkofarteverwrittenaboutAmericanslavery."-AlfredKazinWhenAbrahamLincolnmetHarrietBeecherStowein1862,hegreetedheras"thelittlewomanwhowrotethebookthatmadethisgreatwar."Hewasexaggeratingonlyslightly.Firstpublishedin1852,UncleTom'sCabinsoldmorethan300,000copiesinitsfirstyearandbroughthometheevilsofslaverymoredramaticallythananyabolitionisttractpossiblycould.Withitsboldlydrawncharacters,violentreversalsoffortune,andunabashedsentimentality,Stowe'sworkremainsoneofthegreatpolemicalnovelsofAmericanliterature,abookwiththeemotionalimpactofaroundofcannonfire.Foralmostthirtyyears,TheLibraryofAmericahaspresentedAmerica'sbestandmostsignificantwritinginacclaimedhardcovereditions.Now,anewseries,LibraryofAmericaPaperbackClassics,offersattractiveandaffordablebooksthatbringTheLibraryofAmerica'sauthoritativetextswithineasyreachofeveryreader.Eachbookfeaturesanintroductoryessaybyoneofaleadingwriter,aswellasadetailedchronologyoftheauthor'slifeandcareer,anessayonthechoiceandhistoryofthetext,andnotes.ThecontentsofthisPaperbackClassicaredrawnfromHarrietBeecherStowe:ThreeNovels,volumenumber4inTheLibraryofAmericaseries.ThatvolumealsoincludesTheMinister'sWooingandOldtownFolks.,