▁and ▁the ▁D ista ff ▁by ▁William ▁Gil more ▁Sim ms ▁and ▁The ▁Plan ter ' s ▁Northern ▁B ride ▁by ▁Caroline ▁Lee ▁H ent z . ▁ ▁Sim ms ' ▁The ▁S word ▁and ▁the ▁D ista ff ▁came ▁out ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁St owe ' s ▁novel ▁and ▁contains ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sections ▁and ▁discuss ions ▁that ▁clearly ▁debate ▁St owe ' s ▁book ▁and ▁view ▁of ▁sla very . ▁The ▁novel ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁its ▁after math ▁through ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Captain ▁P org y ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁slaves . ▁Sim ms ' ▁novel ▁was ▁popular ▁enough ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Wood craft . ▁ ▁The ▁Plan ter ' s ▁Northern ▁B ride ▁by ▁Caroline ▁Lee ▁H ent z ▁was ▁published ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in . ▁H ent z ' s ▁novel ▁offers ▁a ▁defense ▁of ▁sla very ▁as ▁seen ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁a ▁northern ▁woman — the ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁abol ition ist — who ▁mar ries ▁a ▁southern ▁slave ▁owner . ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁genre , ▁H ent z ' s ▁novel ▁tries ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁black ▁people ▁lack ed ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁function ▁well ▁without ▁o vers ight ▁by ▁whites . ▁Her ▁novel ▁also ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁a ▁slave ▁re bell ion , ▁especially ▁if ▁abol ition ists ▁did ▁not ▁stop ▁stir ring ▁up ▁trouble . ▁