Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman
Mary Henderson Eastman was an American historian and novelist who is noted for her works about Native American life. She was also an advocate of slavery in the United States. In response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin, Eastman defended Southern slaveholding society by writing Aunt Phillis's Cabin: or, Southern Life As It Is (1852), which earned her considerable fame. She was the wife of the American illustrator and army officer Seth Eastman.
Aunt Phillis's Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is
In a small Southern town, the lives of a kind family and their enslaved servants become intertwined, revealing both the joys and sorrows of a society grappling with ethical conflicts.
By Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman
Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling
Experience the fading way of life of the Sioux Indians through tales of their traditions, their challenges, and the changing world they knew around Fort Snelling.
By Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman