Book Review: Uncle Tom's Cabin

After someone told me that the original Uncle Tom was not an "Uncle Tom" in the modern sense, I decided to see for myself. Even if that person were wrong, it wouldn't change the fact that the book has an important place in history, and I hadn't learned enough from the spotty telling in The King and I.

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My next read is both shorter and reputedly funny: Superfolks by Robert Mayer.