In March 1852, Stowe's novel about the evils of slavery sold 10,000 copies in its first week. In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Stowe made millions of Americans see slavery for the first time through the ...

Uncle Tom's Cabin, was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century after the Bible. Published in book form on March 20, 1852, the novel sold 3,000 ...