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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.013.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Sheet music, broadsides, and advertisements relating to Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Title | Experience and personal narrative of uncle Tom Jones, for forty years a slave. Also, the surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive slave from South Carolina. |
| Date | ca. 1858 |
| Author | J.E. Farwell & Co. (fl. ca. 1858) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Autobiography of Uncle Tom Jones, aka Thomas H. Jones, with an additional biography of Wild Tom, a fugitive slave from South Carolina, included. Published in 1854 and 1858, this edition is offered by Boston's J.E. Farewell & Co., who boast of its veracity. They also claim that buying a copy serves the cause of humanity and affords relief to Uncle Tom Jones. |
| Subjects | Slave Life African American History Slavery Abolition Uncle Tom Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Charity and Philanthropy |
| People | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) Jones, Thomas H. (fl. 1858) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Library of Congress record of this book suggests that this advertisement is for the 1858 edition, which was published under a slightly different title than the 1854 edition. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |