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In 'The First Christmas of New England & Other Christmas Stories, ' Harriet Beecher Stowe intricately weaves a tapestry of early American holiday traditions, exploring themes of faith, family, and charity through a series of poignant narratives. Stowe's literary style is characterized... Read Full Overview

A new edition of three of Harriet Beecher Stowe's most beloved holiday short-stories about Christmas and Thanksgiving: "Betty's Bright Idea," "Deacon Pitkin's Farm," and "The First Christmas of New England." These works are excerpted from Stowe's collection published under the... Read Full Overview

This Christmas story, written by the well known author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, is set in Massachusetts in 1620. Let us look into the magic mirror of the past and see this harbor of Cape Cod on the morning of the 11th of November, in the year of our Lord 1620, as described to us... Read Full Overview

In 1852, the United States of America was anything but united. The divisive issue of slavery was roiling the nation, which argued ad nauseam about the extension of slavery in new states as the nation pushed westward. Less than a decade later, Americans would fight each other... Read Full Overview

From the Archives comes little known Christmas Classics.

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) was a depiction of life for African Americans under slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United... Read Full Overview