This book in the genre of United States History - 19th Century - Civil War, a little about the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly (Illustrated) - *Illustrated with pictures of Stowe, the first edition’s original illustrations, and more. *Includes Table of Contents In 1852, the United States of America was anything but united. The divisive issue of slavery was roiling the nation, which argued ad nauseam about the extension of slavery in new states as the nation pushed westward. Less than a decade later, Americans would fight each other in a Civil War that would claim over half a million ...