Uncle Tom's Cabin(Enhanced Hi-Res Illustrated--Richly Restored Engravings)

HISTORIC BESTSELLER, NOW ILLUSTRATED WITH ENHANCED HIGH-RESOLUTION ENGRAVINGS -- Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most important religious novel ever written by an American. It is a stirring Protestant critique of slavery that changed the course of history. It broke new literary ground through complex, parallel narratives, following the separate fates of two slaves. One, Eliza, chooses escape and resistance; the other, Uncle Tom, offers forgiveness of his oppressors. Both themes still echo in the continuing struggle with corruption and would-be tyrants. Uncle Tom's Cabin greatly affected the antislavery movement of the 1850's, including the then still little-known country-lawyer, Abraham Lincoln.

Frank, incisive, and beguiling, Uncle Tom's Cabin exposes slavery as marked by tyranny, violence, breakup of families, and appalling sexual predation. The book deliberately undermines defenders of slavery on their own terms; supposedly idyllic scenes abruptly dissolve into unpleasant realities. Written by a Protestant minister's daughter, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the book challenges readers with its depictions of brutal slave traders and masters. The devoutly Protestant author particularly aims her pen at self-proclaimed "Christian" masters of the South, showing them, at best, to be accomplices to a living nightmare.

Evoking a righteous God, the book closes with an unsettling warning of divine justice--nine years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The young Abraham Lincoln repeated the theme in his legendary underdog drive for the White House--Mr. Lincoln warned that the American nation could not long endure, half free, half slave.

Boston Hill Press is pleased to present this Classic Quality E-Book. Using advanced generation technology, the book features:

--high-resolution, richly restored engravings, in color or black ink (grayscale). They are among the most attractive ever in an E-book edition. On select Kindle devices and apps, e.g., Kindle Fire, the images may be enlarged by tapping twice. (Please feel free to download sample pages from the Kindle Store.)*
--superior formatting of text for better readability
--a concise, modern publisher's note, summarizing the book's meaning
--an interactive table of contents, with "point and click" access
--fully functional, Kindle navigation controls, e.g., search, "go to," etc.

Boston Hill Press is a premier publisher of quality books in history, religion, and literature. Our books include a bestselling e-book edition of the Academy Award winner, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE; and a print exclusive, the acclaimed VOTE LINCOLN! THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BIOGRAPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1860.

What people have said about Uncle Tom's Cabin:

"the most influential novel in American history"--Boston Globe

"helped create or consolidate ... the most consequential reform movement in our history." New York Times

"as from the hand of God, a powerful story of slaves and their masters. ...a publishing sensation that nothing else in American history has matched."--William Lee Miller, author of the acclaimed LINCOLN'S VIRTUES.

*Book includes a mix of color and black ink engravings. Color is visible only on hardware capable of displaying color, e.g., Kindle Fire, or other color tablet using Kindle app. Grayscale devices may still display images in grayscale.