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2、dress.UnitedStatesl50,000inEnglandNewYorkAmericaButwhenthefirst5,000copieswereprintedin1852.Theysoldoutintwodays.Inayearthebookhadsold300,000copiesintheand.(47)Withinsixmonthsofitsrelease,aplaywasmadefromthebookwhichran350performancesinandremained’smostpopularplayfo
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5、erfatheracceptedthepresidencyofnewlyfoundedLaneTheologicalSeminary(神学院)•wasa,butjustacrosstheOhioRiverin,Harrietsawslaveryinaction.(49)In1851,HarrietBeecherStowebeganherbook.Itsvastinfluencestrengthenedtheanti-slaverymovementandangereddefendersoftheslavesystern.(50)
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8、onsinareusuallyheldonlyoneeeveryfiveyears.Governmentscanseemtoberemotefromthepeopletheyrepresent.Theprocessofprotestingaboutgovernmentacti
