Abolitionism in America

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Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Boston: John P. Jewett & Co., c1853.
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Variations on Uncle Tom
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Because of Uncle Tom’s Cabin’s phenomenal success, the story was commodified in many forms. Music, plays, children’s books, and numerous translations and illustrated versions of the book appeared. Images and characters from the novel were used to sell products and services, including those without the remotest connection to it.

This abridged book of prose and verse for children was adapted from Uncle Tom’s Cabin and intended to encourage young readers to sympathize with its enslaved characters.

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