Mightier than the sword
Subtitle: Uncle Tom's cabin and the battle for America
By: David S. Reynolds
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780393081329
Subjects: American Didactic fiction; History and criticism; Influence
Description: In a tribute to the two hundredth anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe's birth, David S. Reynolds reveals her book's impact not only on the abolitionist movement and the American Civil War but also on worldwide events, including the end of serfdom in Russia, down to its influence in the twentieth century. He explores how both Stowe's background as the daughter in a famously intellectual family of preachers and her religious visions were fundamental to the novel. And he demonstrates why the book was beloved by millions-and won over even some southerners-while fueling lasting conflicts over the meaning of America. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The gospel according to Stowe; title: Taming cultural beasts; title: Antislavery passion; title: Igniting the war; title: Tom everywhere; title: Tom in modern times.