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Harriet Beecher Stowe & The Beecher Preachers
Harriet Beecher Stowe The Beecher Preachers Author:Jean Fritz SLAVERY MUST END! — Harriet Beecher Stowe opposed slavery with a passion, but she was a housewife with six children. What could she do? "You can write," her sister-in-law said. And write Harriet did! In 1852 her novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", was published, and Harriet became an instant celebrity. This shouldn't have been surprising. Harriet was a B... more »eecher, and all the Beechers made names for themselves. But Harriet's popularity spread far and wide. She became famous not just at home, but all over Europe as well. When she travelled to England, crowds gathered in the streets just to see her and thousands attended her public meetings. President Lincoln called her "the little lady who made this big war."
What was she like, this nineteenth century daughter, wife, and mother who said, "Writing is my element?" Award-winning biographer Jean Fritz brings this remarkable woman and her extraordinary family to life.« less