Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Abolitionist

Harriet Beecher Stowe was a nineteenth-century author whose powerful anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin helped intensify the growing disagreement between the North and South. This biography for middle-grade readers explores her life, the personal experiences that motivated her to write the controversial novel, and the profound impact her work had on American society during one of the nation's most divided eras. Stowe's story demonstrates how one writer's words helped bring attention to the issue of slavery and influenced public opinion across the country.