The book, Mightier than the sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle of America is about Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin became such a big deal. It tells the reader how this book contributed to the events leading up to the civil war. The book is also known for its consequential content.
David Reynold book is not a biography or a description of Stowe’s struggles. It’s a book itself that goes through the time of Stowe’s birth to the present day. Reynold’s says the Uncle Tom’s Cabin sparked the civil war as well as it was the definition of redefining the American democracy. The introduction refers to Harriet’s experience at a gala. It tells the reader how her best-seller book was published a decade earlier. Reynold’s tells the reader how Stowe’s and Lincoln first meeting occurred. The book, Mightier than the sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle of America is about Harriet …show more content…
I think otherwise. Although I do believe the book and Harriet contributed greatly, the civil war was conducted by people who wanted to be treated and human and wanted to be free.
The first chapter, The Gospel According to Stow conveys how the books increased the sales of Bibles. The book offered “religion of love” (Ch. 1) to everyone. Whether they were white, black, free, enslaved, poor, or rich. It describes what kind of religious background Stowe came from.
Overall this book talks about Harriet’s life. Family, religion, interactions with people, beliefs, and etc. There are many small mentions of her other work but the book is mostly about her time during the “success” of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
I didn’t exactly enjoy the book because to me it did seem like a biography. It wasn’t exactly biographical but more stated. I feel that there was no line or image that caught my eye. I felt like my time was dragging as I read it. Even though I personally did not like it, the book did have many facts on Stowe and her
David Reynold book is not a biography or a description of Stowe’s struggles. It’s a book itself that goes through the time of Stowe’s birth to the present day. Reynold’s says the Uncle Tom’s Cabin sparked the civil war as well as it was the definition of redefining the American democracy. The introduction refers to Harriet’s experience at a gala. It tells the reader how her best-seller book was published a decade earlier. Reynold’s tells the reader how Stowe’s and Lincoln first meeting occurred. The book, Mightier than the sword: Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle of America is about Harriet …show more content…
I think otherwise. Although I do believe the book and Harriet contributed greatly, the civil war was conducted by people who wanted to be treated and human and wanted to be free.
The first chapter, The Gospel According to Stow conveys how the books increased the sales of Bibles. The book offered “religion of love” (Ch. 1) to everyone. Whether they were white, black, free, enslaved, poor, or rich. It describes what kind of religious background Stowe came from.
Overall this book talks about Harriet’s life. Family, religion, interactions with people, beliefs, and etc. There are many small mentions of her other work but the book is mostly about her time during the “success” of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
I didn’t exactly enjoy the book because to me it did seem like a biography. It wasn’t exactly biographical but more stated. I feel that there was no line or image that caught my eye. I felt like my time was dragging as I read it. Even though I personally did not like it, the book did have many facts on Stowe and her