USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

UNCLE TOMS CABIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
when was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published as a book?
A
1850
B
1851
C
1852
D
1853
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In March 1852, a Boston publisher decided to issue Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a book and it became an instant best seller. Three hundred thousand copies were sold the first year, and about two million copies were sold worldwide by 1857.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1852, the serial was published as a two-volume book. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a runaway best-seller, selling 10, 000 copies in the United States in its first week; 300, 000 in the first year; and in Great Britain, 1.5 million copies in one year.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published her bestselling antislavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Sales for Uncle Tom’s Cabin were astronomical, eclipsed only by sales of the Bible. The book became a sensation and helped move antislavery into everyday conversation for many northerners.

Detailed explanation-4: -Her most famous book is Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was published in 1852. This powerful antislavery novel helped bring the abolition cause to the forefront of the American conscious. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, as well as her other works made Harriet Beecher Stowe one of the most successful authors of 19th century America.

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