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Harriet and the runaway book

by Johanna Johnston · 1977

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A biography of the woman who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, stressing the experiences and impressions which caused her to write the famous book denouncing slavery.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
slaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 80 pages

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