Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Young Folks Edition
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Based on the classic 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe re-tells the story to allow young readers a glimpse into the darker side of American history.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was the bestselling novel of the 1800s and had an enormous influence in galvanizing public opinion against slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the story of two slaves who’s master must sell them to settle his debts. Uncle Tom is sold “down the river,” away from his wife and children, and Eliza decides to escape. Uncle Tom has a great faith in God and is a righteous man, but he is sorely tested when he is sold to a sadist owner named Simon Legree.
Does Eliza make it to Canada? Will Uncle Tom survive Simon Legree’s villainy? Uncle Tom’s Cabin will keep you riveted to the end.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) published her first book, The Mayflower, in 1843. In 1852 she published her bestselling classic, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the first novel to criticize the institution of slavery. She lectured and wrote for twenty-five years.
Bobbie Frohman, a third generation Californian, was raised in a large extended family, the niece of cowboys. Early on she developed a deep love of animals, training her dogs to perform with her at dog shows, and as a competitive barrel racer with her beloved horse, Lucky.
