Rethinking Uncle Tom: The Political Thought of Harriet Beecher Stowe

by William B. Allen

Book Overview

Generally critics and interpreters of Uncle Tom have constructed a one-way view of Uncle Tom, albeit offering a few kind words for Uncle Tom along the way. Recovering Uncle Tom requires re-telling his story. This book delivers on that mission, while accomplishing something no other work on Harriet Beecher Stowe has fully attempted: an in-depth statement of her political thought. Heroeuvre, in partnership with that of her husband Calvin, constitutes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739127993
• ISBN13: 9780739127995
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"