Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

       Harriet Beecher Stowe, a distinguished American novelist, was the daughter of the Rev. Lyman Beecher. She was born at Litchfield, Connecticut in June on the 15th of 1812 and was married in 1836 to Professor Calvin E. Stowe of Andover Thheological Seminary. Among her productions are: Uncle Tom's Cabin, which met with immense success, and was translated into more than twenty different languages prior to 1883, Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Dred: A Tale of the Dismal Swamp, Our Charley, and What to Do With Him, The Minister's Wooing, The Pearl of Orr's Island, Little Foxes, Queer Little People, My Wife and I, and Lady Byron Vindicated.       

       Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Read more...

When I Get Over The River

 

When I get over the river,

That river deep and wide,

How great will be my pleasure,

How great will be my pride;

The angels will be standing

For every one to see,

And when I get over the river

Moses will meet me.

When I get over the river

And reach old Jordan's shore,

I want to see my loved ones

That all have gone before;

And there amid that gathering

For every one to see

Moses will be standing 

And waiting there for me.

Learn More About Uncle Tom's Cabin:

• The true story behind 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' the book that rocked Pre-Civil War America
• Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story
• Fugitive Slave Act & Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life among the Lowly - read for free online
• The Underground Railroad Freedom in Canada

Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?

 from American Experience