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Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). This is the novel that made Stowe famous. Stowe's book didn't start the Civil War, but it certainly helped change the course of American history. During her lifetime, the anti-slavery book sold three million copies and was translated into 37 languages. Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Minister's Wooing (1859). Though Uncle Tom's Cabin was certainly Stowe's best known book, it was not her only one. Stowe wrote roughly one book per year for 30 years straight. Her novel The Minister's Wooing was a satiric reflection on Calvinism, the uncompromising Christian theology preached by her father.
Harriet made 19 trips on the Underground Railroad and helped to free more than 300 slaves. Harriet became known as âMoses of her people,â for leading them to freedom. Harriet had become well known and huge rewards were offered for her capture. Tubman was never caught and never lost a slave in any of her 19 trips. During the Civil War, Harriet was a spy for the Union army.