Harriet Beecher Stowe rocketed to celebrity with the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), selling 300,000 copies during its first year in print.
Source:
Harriet Beecher Stowe Papers
Citation:
Howell, William R. (Photographer), [Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe], New York: [ca. 1870], Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed March 20, 2023, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/4181
