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Download or read book Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories written by Stowe H. and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. “Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories” is a sequel to her novel “Old Town Folks”, featuring some of the same characters. It is a collection of fifteen charming short stories told by Sam Lawson to some young boys of Oldtown. The author here masterfully captures many of the colloquial expressions, superstitions, beliefs, customs and habits of that period.