"HATTIE, IF I COULD USE A PEN AS YOU CAN, I WOULD WRITE SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE THE WHOLE NATION FEEL WHAT AN ACCURSED THING SLAVERY IS."

These words inspired a young wife and mother to create a novel that would change the course of history! The young woman was Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel was Uncle Tom's Cabin. This is the story of that remarkable woman and how she came to pen one of the most important books ever written!

From the Weekly Reader edition