"So you're the little lady that started
this great war," remarked Abraham Lincoln, as he greeted Harriet Beecher
Stowe in a line of tourists at the door of the White House. Uncle
Tom's Cabin, published in 1852, helped fire the Abolitionists' cause
against Southern slavery and the extension of the practice in the Western
territories. A prolific writer, Harriet Beecher Stowe continued the
long tradition of the Beecher family in the intellectual and literary circles
of New England. Perhaps the greatest leader in the parade of American
presidents, Abraham Lincoln wrote with a simple eloquence that reflected
the insight that led the American people through the chaos of its darkest
hours.
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