Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback)

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback)

The novel that changed the course of American history Published in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was a powerful indictment of slavery in America. Describing the many trials and eventual escape to freedom of the long-suffering, good-hearted slave Uncle Tom, it aimed to show how Christian love

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback)

Uncle Toms Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)(Paperback / softback)

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback)

A monumental work of American literature, Uncle Tom's Cabin charts the progress to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of slavery, and of a martyr who transcends all earthly ties. This edition firmly locates the novel within the context of African-American writing, the issues of race, and

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback)

Uncle Tom's Cabin was the first American novel to sell over a million copies. By calling attention to the issue of slavery, it has become a part of our country's literary and historical

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback / softback)

Beecher Stowe's vivid descriptions uncover the harrowing situations faced by slaves in Civil War America. When a Kentucky farmer faces financial ruin, he reluctantly sells his slaves, and Uncle Tom finds himself the property of a cruel plantation owner, fighting for his freedom and ultimately,

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Mass Market Paperbound)

Harriet Beecher Stowe's timeless and moving novel, an incendiary work that fanned the embers of the struggle between free and slave states into the fire of the Civil War. Uncle Tom's Cabin is the story of the slave Tom. Devout and loyal, he is sold and sent down south, where he endures brutal

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe? (Rau Dana Meachen)(Paperback)

Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north towards freedom. The publication of her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, a

Uncle Tom's Children (Wright Richard)(Paperback / softback)

'Wright's unrelentingly bleak landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, the human heart' James Baldwin Natural disasters, cold-blooded murders, political agitation - all haunt these dark, dramatic novellas set in an American Deep South still corrupted by

Life Among the Savages (Jackson Shirley)(Paperback / softback)

Sheriff Andrew Jameson: The Life of Effie Gray's Uncle (Gourlay Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

Your Cabin in the Woods (Meinecke Conrad)(Paperback)

If you want to build your own fireplace, or your own cabin in the woods with its wood-burning fireplaces, this book contains cabin plans and detailed instructions you will need. Written for the novice, it not only tells about cabins and fireplaces and how to build them, but about back garden

The Normal Christian Life (Nee Watchman)(Paperback)

Complete edition of the The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee. A giant among Christian guides, Nee invites the reader to move much deeper into a practicing Christian life, more than the reader thought possible. It is cited by many readers as the best book they have ever read, and a powerful

Oceans: A Very Short Introduction (Stow Dorrik)(Paperback)

The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today

Sicilian Uncles (Sciascia Leonardo)(Paperback / softback)

Four novellas that offer a tantalising glimpse of Sicilian life, from the 1848 revolution to the death of

The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit (Cannell Michael)(Paperback)

In THE LIMIT, Michael Cannell tells the enthralling story of Phil Hill-a lowly California mechanic who would become the first American-born driver to win the Grand Prix-and, on the fiftieth anniversary of his triumph, brings to life a vanished world of glamour, valor, and daring.With the pacing and

Heir to Greyladies (Jacobs Anna)(Paperback)

Hampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of fifteen-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the

Raising Demons (Jackson Shirley)(Paperback)

In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her children In the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson's four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the

American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction (Avila Eric)(Paperback)

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the fireside chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol,

My Life and My Life in the Nineties (Hejinian Lyn)(Paperback)

New edition of one of the founding works of Language writing Lyn Hejinian is among the most prominent of contemporary American poets. Her poem My Life has garnered accolades and fans inside and outside academia. First published in 1980, and revised in 1987 and 2002, My Life is now firmly

WALDEN or Life in the Woods (Wisehouse Classics Edition) (Thoreau Henry David)(Paperback)

WALDEN or, Life in the Woods, by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs Harriet)(Paperback)

The most famous autobiography written by a nineteenth-century African American woman, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a triumph of American literature and the unflinching narrative that broke the silence on the psychosexual exploitation of African-American women 'I was born a slave; but I

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs Harriet)(Paperback)

'The degradations, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe.' Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in the American South and went on to write one of the most extraordinary slave narratives. First published pseudonymously in 1861, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

The Figure in the Shadows (Bellairs John)(Paperback)

Settled into his new life, Lewis seems content living with his magical Uncle Jonathan and neighbor Mrs Zimmermann. He even has a new best friend, Rose Rita, who loves to play sports, build Roman ship models and play with magic--all the things Lewis loves to do too After discovering Grandpa