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In 2001, bowdoin college purchased the house, together with a newer attached building. The harriet beecher stowe house in brunswick, maine, is where stowe lived when she wrote uncle toms cabin. It made the political issues of the 1850s regarding slavery tangible to millions, energizing antislavery forces in the. Harriet beecher stowe audio books, best sellers, author.
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