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Few books can truly be said to have altered the course of history, and even fewer can be said to have started an entire war. Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was one novel to do both. Abraham Lincoln said to Harriet Beecher Stowe upon meeting her, "So this is the little lady who made this big war." Uncle Tom's Cabin had a tremendous effect on early 19th century thoughts of slavery, stirring abolitionist support in the North. The novel is a realistic, although fictional, view of slavery with the images of brutal beatings and unfair slave practices. After reading Uncle Tom's Cabin thousand of Northerners became impassioned for the anti-slavery cause. Uncle Tom's Cabin helped eventually, to turn the tide of public opinion against slavery in the 19th century.
This controversial novel was initially written to question slavery, convince people of its immorality and to promote the abolitionist cause. The novel's rendering of the slave......

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