Uncle Tom's Cabin: the serialization before it became a book...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Sept. 4, 1851 



* Uncle Tom's Cabin novel - Chapter 13

* Harriet Beecher Stowe - pre-book release

* Rare Anti-slavery publication

* Pre-American Civil War era



The front page of this anti-slavery newspaper is very significant, as it contains chapter 13 of: "Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly. by Mrs. H. B. Stowe" taking nea... See More  

On Uncle Tom's Cabin...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 1853 



* Harriet Beecher Stowe



This newspaper is forever linked to the best-selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", for the book was originally released as a 40 week serial in this anti-slavery newspaper beginning in June, 1851.

It was the newspaper's publisher who encouraged Stowe to produce the work in book ... See More  

Very lengthy report from California on gold, politics, slavery, and more...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Aug. 2, 1849  Page 3 has nearly 2 columns of reporting headed: "Late & Important From California" with a wide range of news from the Far West. In fact this is one of the lengthier reports from Calif. we have seen from this era.

A few bits include: "...Gold hunting is carried on with as much success as ever...emigrants are continually arr... See More  

A man goes over Niagara Falls in 1848...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 1848 



* Over Niagara Falls



The back page has: "A Man Over The Falls of Niagara" which is a nearly half column detailed article on a man who went over the falls in a boat (see). Four pages, a bit irregular at the spine, good condition.