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Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Publisher: Spotlight Books

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Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories. 
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans.
Available since: 07/07/2020.

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