The Importance of Uncle Tom's CabinHow a book had a significant influence in history. Rarely is a work of literature so important that it has the capacity to change or impact a society. path of ruinous conflict. Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is a work that provided such a catalytic event. To this day, this brilliant work of fiction is considered one of the most instrumental American works ever published. Selling over a million copies in its first two years and being the second best-selling book after the Bible, what makes this accomplishment even more incredible is the fact that a woman wrote this book at a period in history when women did not have the capacity to have influential or leadership roles, in any society1. In 1852, when the book was published, women were nevertheless confined to domestic obligations. With the help of the books Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Social Analysis: Linking Faith and Justice written by Joe Holland, one can understand Stowe's impact on American history with the way people viewed slavery. The drumming of Uncle Tom's Cabin caused many conflicts between abolitionists and anti-slavery citizens. This work is important to history because it gave birth to the idea of ​​finding a place for religion in society, shed light on how African American slaves were treated, pushed the United States to wondering if slavery could continue to be a cornerstone. of American life and how it contributed to the start of the Civil War. As Abe Lincoln said of Stowe, "the little woman who started the Great War." Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in 1811 in Lichfield, Connecticut...... middle of paper ...... her story and she is an abolitionist who will not be forgotten. Works Cited Holland, Joe and Peter J. Henriot. Social analysis: connecting faith and justice. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1983. Print. Zondervan NIV Study Bible. Fully revamped. ed. Kenneth L. Barker, General. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. PrintStowe, Harriet B and Ann Douglas. Uncle Tom's Cabin: or life among the humble. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1981. Print.1Wehner, Peter. "The impact of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'." Comment. (2011): no. page. Internet. April 3, 2014. .2Library of Congress, . “Religion and the Founding of the American Republic.” Religion in Eighteenth-Century America. (2003): n. page. Internet. April 3. 2014. .