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Name: A Visit to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Classic Reprint)
Author: Corley, D. B.
ISBN: 9781334254628

Corley, D. B.

9781334254628: A Visit to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10 : 1334254621 ISBN 13 : 9781334254628

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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A travelogue that traces the real place behind a famous novel and argues what history can reveal about legend.

In this firsthand account, an investigator travels to the old Louisiana plantation thought to be the model for Uncle Tom's Cabin. The journey follows records, local memories, and documents that tie a vanished world to the book that shaped it. The author meets descendants, clerks, and a community that still talks about Legree, McAlpin, and the cabin, and he weighs rumor against archive in a careful, classroom-free way.

Travel, history, and lore come together as the narrative moves from the cane fields to a modern exhibit, revealing how stories travel and what they leave behind. The text blends field notes, testimony, and reflection, offering a window into how a landmark tale intersects with local memory and national history.

On-site observations of the cane country, the old mansion, and the surrounding burial grounds.
Accounts from locals and witnesses that connect Mrs. Stowe's fiction to real places and people.
Discussion of how the cabin traveled to Chicago and what it meant to bring history to a World’s Fair.
Primary-source excerpts and documented testimonies that frame the debate between legend and fact.

Ideal for readers curious about how a literary saga can echo through time and place, and for anyone interested in historical sleuthing and preservation.

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Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.

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�diteur: Forgotten Books
Date d'�dition: 2018
Langue: anglais
ISBN 10: 1334254621
ISBN 13: 9781334254628
Reliure: Broch�
Nombre de pages: 86
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A Visit to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Classic Reprint)

D. B. Corley

Edit� par Forgotten Books, 2018

ISBN 10 : 1334254621 ISBN 13 : 9781334254628

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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of a journey to find the real Uncle Tomâ� �s Cabin, made famous by Harriet Beecher Stoweâ� �s anti-slavery novel. The authorâ� �s quest takes him to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, where he seeks to verify the historical accuracy of the novel. He meets with local residents who knew the plantation owner, Robert McAlpin, who was portrayed as the cruel Simon Legree in Stoweâ� �s book. The authorâ� �s research reveals that McAlpin was indeed a harsh slave owner, and he uncovers chilling accounts of his cruelty and the suffering of those enslaved by him. The book explores themes of slavery, cruelty, and redemption. It also offers a glimpse into the impact of Stoweâ� �s novel, which helped to galvanize the anti-slavery movement in the United States and across the world. Ultimately, the authorâ� �s journey underscores the enduring legacy of Uncle Tomâ� �s Cabin and its enduring power to confront the evils of slavery and champion human dignity. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N� de r�f. du vendeur 9781334254628_0

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