"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.
Click here to see a panorama of Harriet Beecher Stowe's home next to the homes of Charles Dudley Warner and Mark Twain in Hartford, Connecticut.
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