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Dred is the story of Nina Gordon, an impetuous young heiress to a large southern plantation, whose land is rapidly becoming worthless. It is run competently by one of Nina's slaves, Harry, who endures a murderous rivalry with Nina's brother Tom Gordon, a drunken, cruel slaveowner.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1856
Through the compelling stories of Nina Gordon, the mistress of a slave plantation, and Dred, a black revolutionary, Stowe brings to life conflicting beliefs about race, the institution of slavery, and the possibilities of violent resistance.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe published Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp in 1856 as a follow up to Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853), the most successful and controversial abolitionist tract ever written. Dred is set in Chowan County, near the Great Dismal Swamp.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1856
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- Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Nov 17, 2009 · Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Univ of North Carolina Press, Nov 17, 2009 - Fiction - 656 pages. Harriet Beecher Stowe's second antislavery novel was written...
Through the compelling stories of Nina Gordon, the mistress of a slave plantation, and Dred, a black revolutionary, Stowe brings to life conflicting beliefs about race, the institution of...
