Harriet Beecher Stowe - By Mary Hill

Sep 29, 2026

A biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the nineteenth-century American author, emphasizing her life and influence. The text highlights her connection to the anti-slavery movement and notes that her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" intensified disagreement between North and South during the Civil War era. It also outlines major topics such as slavery, the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin," new vocabulary, and further reading, followed by an index and an author section.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time43 min

AccessFree to download

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Slavery

Uncle Tom's Cabin

New Words

To Find Out More

Index

About the Author

Harriet # Beecher StoweBy Mary Hill Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2018 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780516278872 Harriet BeecherStowe ## By Mary Hill Children's Press®A Division of Scholastic Inc. New York /Toronto/London/Auckland/SydneyMexico City/New Delhi/Hong KongDanbury,Connecticut Photo Credits:Cover,pp.11,19 ◎Hulton/Archive/Getty Images;pp.5,17 ◎ Bettmann/Corbis;pp.7,21 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division;p.9 the Schlesinger Library,Radcliffe Institute,Harvard University;p.13 Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division;p.15◎ Historical Picture Archive/Corbis Contributing Editor:Jennifer Silate Donated by Book Design:Daniel Hosek ##### Rotary Club ofMenomonie Libra Hill,Mary,1977- Harriet Beecher Stowe/by Ma,…p.cm.—(Real people)Includes index. Summary:A biography of the nineteenth-century author whose anti-slavery novel"Uncle Tom's Cabin"helped intensify the disagreement between North and South.ISBN 0-516-25865-6(lib.bdg.)—ISBN0-516-27887-8(pbk.) 1.Stowe,Harriet Beecher,1811-1896—Juvenile literature.2.United States—History—Civil War,1861-1865-Literature and the war—Juvenile literature.3.Authors,American—19th century—Biography—Juvenile literature.4.Abolitionists—United States-Biography—Juvenile iterature.5.Antislavery movements—United States—Juvenile literature.[1.Stowe,Harriet Beecher,1811-1896.2.Authors,American. 3.Abolitionists.4.Women—Biography.]1.Title.II.Series:Realpeople (Childrens Press) PS2956.H552003813'.3-dc21 2002153942 Copyright ◎2003 by Rosen Book Works,Inc.All rights reserved.Published simultaneously in Canada.Printed in the United States of America.12345678910R 12111009080706050403 Contents 1 Harriet Beecher Stowe 2 Slavery 3 Uncle Tom's Cabin 4 New Words 5 To Find Out More 6 Index 7 About the Author 4 10 12 22 23 24 24 Meet Harriet Beecher Stowe. ### Harriet was a writer. 5 ## Harriet Beecher was bornin 1811. She lived in Connecticut. 7 ## Harriet Beecher marriedCalvin Stowe in 1836.

FAQs

Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Harriet Beecher Stowe is the nineteenth-century American author profiled in the book.

What novel is highlighted in the biography?

The biography highlights her anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

What personal events from Harriet’s life are mentioned?

The text states that Harriet was a writer, that she was born in 1811, lived in Connecticut, and married Calvin Stowe in 1836.

Sep 29, 2026

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