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100 1 _aStowe, Harriet Beecher,
_d1811-1896
245 1 2 _aA Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin :
_bPresenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-30
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a companion piece to Stowe's famous novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," providing factual evidence, documents, and corroborative statements to verify the realities of slavery depicted in the fictional narrative. It aims to draw attention to the moral and ethical implications of slavery, evoking a serious contemplation of a deeply troubling institution. The opening of "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" begins with a preface wherein Stowe openly shares her struggle in writing this non-fiction work, emphasizing that slavery is an intrinsically dreadful subject. She notes that her task has expanded beyond her original intent, driven by the need to confront the painful truths surrounding slavery as a moral question. The first chapter focuses on various dynamics of the slave trade, illustrated through characters such as Mr. Haley, a slave trader, shedding light on the grim realities faced by individuals caught in this trade. Stowe underscores that the depictions in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," while fictionalized, are based on real events and sentiments, thus legitimizing the emotional and physical toll inflicted upon those ensnared in slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUncle Tom (Fictitious character)
653 _aEnslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions
653 _aStowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin -- Sources
653 _aLiterature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
653 _aPolitical fiction -- Sources
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54812
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