Before Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Carl Waters

This is a collection of three prequels to the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Story #1: The Runaway Slave Returns

This is a prequel to the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin. This story sheds light on the back story of the runaway slave, Jim Donald and his mother, Anita.


Story #2: Amazing Grace

This is a prequel to the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin. This novella sheds light on the back story of the Quaker, Phineas Fletcher. Inspired by the Christian hymn, Amazing Grace, which was written by John Newton.


Story #3: The Bridge Builder

This is a prequel to the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin. This novella sheds light on the back story of the Bridge Builder, a character mentioned in the story, The Runaway Slave Returns. Inspired by the poem, The Bridge Builder, which was written by Will Allen Dromgoole.

187 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 19, 2016

About the author

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Carl Waters, born and raised in Miami, Florida, grew up reading comic books and dreamed of being a new kind of superhero. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he now lives with his daughter.

Waters never forgot his childhood dreams, which over the years transformed into a desire to create new heroes, particularly African-American male heroes, through writing. His debut offering is Burning Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the first book in a series that reimagines Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic novel, featuring strong characters who break out of the old stereotypes.