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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Books - Websites

Books

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly.
Various editions.
The 1852 work of fiction that fueled antislavery sentiment in the United States.

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Search for an item in libraries near you:

Websites

The Antislavery Literature Project
This digital archive contains historical and contemporary accounts of slavery. One will find a wealth of material regarding slavery in the United States, including documents by or about Stowe. This site is maintained by the English Department of Arizona State University and the EServer at Iowa State University’s English Department.

The Beecher Tradition
Here’s a good introduction to the Beecher family with a brief bio of Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Beecher Tradition is an online exhibit of the Newman Library Digital Collections of Baruch College - The City University of New York (CUNY).

Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. In Two Volumes
Documenting the American South provides a full text version of this title originally published in 1856.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
This website promotes the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, CT. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life page contains biographical and genealogical information.

Harriet Beecher Stowe biography
Women in History created this page containing a brief biography with suggested websites and bibliography.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
Go to this page when you’re ready to dive into full text online resources of Stowe’s works.

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
You’ll find a full text online version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin plus additional resources pertaining to Harriet Beecher Stowe and nineteenth century life. This resource is part of American Studies at the University of Virginia.

Hathi Trust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the Catalog for locating items about Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Internet Archive
This digital library provides a gateway to online documents, including those by or about Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Making of America (MOA) - Joint venture between Cornell University and the University of Michigan.
This digital library contains scanned images of US primary sources from 1850 to 1877. A good amount of material pertaining to Harriet Beecher Stowe can be found in this site, but not all will pertain to antislavery. The Cornell version focuses on popular journals of the time, but also contains the War of the Rebellion series. The University of Michigan version focuses on books/monographs.

Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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