Uncle Tom's Cabin (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Narrated by: Buck Schirner

When a Kentucky farmer is forced to sell two slaves to a plantation owner, it becomes a turning point in the lives of both slaves. For Eliza, it's one of escape - a harrowing flight north with her young son. For Uncle Tom, sent down the Mississippi River, it's a more certain fate, as he struggles to survive against the brutal exploitation of his traders.

As the single most popular novel of its era, Stowe's volatile work of protest fiction fueled the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. The book personalized the plight of slavery in a way that political speeches and newspapers could not. Stowe's humanistic approach ignited a national argument, one credited by historians as a key contributor to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Revised edition: Previously published as Uncle Tom's Cabin, this edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Wow. Masterpiece.

Very powerful. Every Christian and political reformer who strives to spread liberty should read this. And the narrator was flawless in telling the story with incredible accents and voices.

We have been lied to

We have been lied to about this classic. This book had never been on my must read list because we had always been told this was a white story that made the Africans look as though they were nothing. It is admitted that I came close to not finishing this one because it is so depressing on how man can treat his fellow man. However, I trudged through the depression and began to realize this as not about a black man submitting himself to whites but in fact was about a black man who ends up being a picture of Christ. I was amazed. Why is this book not required reading? My bet is 95% or more who have negative thoughts on this classic have never read it. This is a MUST READ! Right there with THE BIBLE, right there with Dickens, Twain, Orwell, etc. This book has depressing parts but ends with a feeling how man via the GOD OF THE BIBLE rises above the evil of this world caused by Satan.

It is definitely not as we have been taught a pro slavery book, it is in fact anti slavery and uses the depressing images to show that. It uses these same images to show how so many put their heads in the sand during those horrible times. The so called non slave owners didn't like slavery but did nothing. In other words they believed it was a choice to have slavery or not have slavery but not their personal choice. They thought it wrong to make that choice but still saw slavery as a choice. This then can also be seen as an analogy to our modern times concerning the "right to choose" by women. What is that choice that a woman can make? The choice to murder a human being in their womb!

Yes, we have been lied to about abortion and lied to about this book. Read it for yourself, trudge through the depressing and evil images of how blacks were treated and see for yourself that in the end the book is very uplifting! God is glorified in the end as a simple man fights the temptation to give in to the evil of Satan and instead submits to God Almighty and in so doing actually helps bring freedom to a few everlasting souls! You can't get more uplifting than that.

Tragically insightful

The lives that were lost, the hate and ignorant thoughts are so tragic it seems fiction. Very insightful book into our dark history. It’s one of those books that makes you see the world differently.

A very timely read.

it should have remained mandatory reading in the schools. It gives great insight into the struggles of the black population that remain evident today.

A Powerful Story Still Appropos for Today

Somehow, I arrived into my seventies, having never read this book. I only recently discovered the Amazon Classics editions, and I listened to the Audible version, while reading along utilizing the Kindle version. I am a lapsed Catholic, describing myself as an agnostic. The writing fell heavily into the area of being somewhat preachy, and at times seems like a "Christian" soap opera. However, the powerful writing about the horrors of slavery, contrasted with the indefatigable goodness of the character of Uncle Tom, kept me thoroughly engaged, and the chapters flew by.

The narration of this book is excellent; Buck Shirner's voice is terrific, and he has the ability to voice a wide range of characters effectively.

Great listen...

I definitely loved listening to this book of American history. This book be in schools all over the country & Globe. Learned people have been using the term "Uncle Tom" in a horrible fashion.

Wonderful book

Literature like this is what disgust me and gives me great love for my country.

Better than Tolstoy

This is an excellent performance of a timeless classic. In the days when so many people demand that American history is to be re-written to hide its ugly past, this story continues to ring true and explains so much! This IS part of our history, and it must be taught. Some schools have Uncle Tom’s Cabin as required reading. It should be required universally at every school. Not only that, it would benefit the parents to read it along with their high schoolers and open their minds to growth.

Great book

This book had a powerful ending. I would have liked more about Simon LaGree's fate, but the book certainly is a classic that helped shape our nation. It also holds important lessons for today's society.

Must Read

A timeless classic, brilliantly read. Worth every moment spent listening. A story of true heart and soul.