Uncle Tom and Eva
This file appears in: Courthouse Square and Mechanics’ Row Historic District
In its first year, Uncle Tom’s Cabin sold 300,000 copies. By 1857, two million copies had sold worldwide. When the story was first published as installments, Stowe was paid $300. With the success of her book, Stowe earned thousands in royalty payments. This title page comes from an edition that was printed in 1904.
This file appears in: Courthouse Square and Mechanics’ Row Historic District
Courthouse Square and Mechanics’ Row Historic District
The first courthouse in what was then Washington, Kentucky (now part of Maysville) often was the site of auctions of enslaved Black individuals on the courthouse grounds. In 1833, while visiting one of her students, Harriet Beecher Stowe took a walk…