Uncle Tom's Cabin is a seminal novel in American history. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, it's aim was to convince the masses of the necessity of abolishing slavery. It was published in 1852, only two years after the Fugitive Slave Act. This new law meant that sympathisers with the African American slaves were unable to administer any aid to runaways; furthermore it required that slaves were returned to their owners. This act, so appalled Beecher Stowe, that it was a large part of her motivation for beginning her controversial novel. Harriet was born in Connecticut, North America, and like the rest of her family was always against the slavery of men. ...  Read the complete review