{"product_id":"uncle-toms-cabin-3","title":"Uncle Tom's Cabin","description":"\u003ci\u003eUncle Tom''s Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eHarriet Beecher Stowe\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly every young author dreams of writing a book that will literally change the world. A few have succeeded, and \u003cb\u003eHarriet Beecher Stowe\u003c\/b\u003e is such a marvel. Although the American anti-slavery movement had existed at least as long as the nation itself, Stowe''s \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom''s Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e (1852) galvanized public opinion as nothing had before. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week and 300,000 in its first year. Its vivid dramatization of slavery''s cruelties so aroused readers that it is said Abraham Lincoln told Stowe her work had been a catalyst for the Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday the novel is often labeled condescending, but its characters--Tom, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, and the evil Simon Legree--still have the power to move our hearts. Though \"Uncle Tom\" has become a synonym for a fawning black yes-man, Stowe''s Tom is actually American literature''s first black hero, a man who suffers for refusing to obey his white oppressors. \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom''s Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e is a living, relevant story, passionate in its vivid depiction of the cruelest forms of injustice and inhumanity--and the courage it takes to fight against them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Claybaugh\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405829517567,"sku":"*R0093979*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5260733482755_2dd60c2d-ba6f-4700-8b16-30aeb91cd093.jpg?v=1776446257","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/uncle-toms-cabin-3","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}