Uncle Tom's Cabin: or Life Among the Lowly
Stowe, Harriet Beecher / Sloan, Sam
Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most wide spread and popular book of the 19th and 20th Centuries. It is even said that this book, published in 1852, led to the American Civil War.The book opens with a Kentucky farmer named Arthur Shelby facing the loss of his farm because of debts. Even though he and his wife Emily Shelby believe that they have a benevolent relationship with their slaves, Shelby decides to raise the needed funds by selling two of the...