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Her 1896 New York Times obituary called her "the writer of probably the most widely read work of fiction ever penned" |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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FJ |
AMERICAN AUTHORS |
2018-07-05 |
#7799 |
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Her indignation over the Fugitive Slave Act led to the writing of her most famous novel, published in 1852 |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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$800 |
DJ |
AMERICAN AUTHORS |
2014-04-16 |
#6818 |
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In 1853 she wrote "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" to defend the accuracy of the earlier book |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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$200 |
DJ |
AMERICAN LITERATURE |
1994-04-25 |
#2231 |
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Her father, Lyman Beecher, was a Congregationalist minister in Litchfield, Connecticut |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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$200 |
DJ |
AMERICAN LITERATURE |
1992-06-25 |
#1819 |
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Her 2nd antislavery book was 1856's "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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$400 |
DJ |
AMERICAN LITERATURE |
1991-03-13 |
#1513 |