Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-255) and index.
From inception to serialization -- Uncle Tom's cabin : the contract -- "The story of the age" : advertising and promotion -- Uncle Tom's cabin : the book, 1852-1853 -- Distribution and sales, 1852-1863 -- Uncle Tom's cabin, 1863-1893 -- Uncle Tom's cabin, 1893-1930 -- Eclipse and renaissance : Uncle Tom's cabin, 1930-2002