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Shaw. Uncle Remus. See Remus , Uncle. Uncle Sam (sam). The government of the people of the United States: a jocular extension of the initials U. S. Uncle Tom's Cabin. A novel by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in book form in 1852. It was directed against negro slavery in the Southern States. The scene is laid chiefly in Kentucky and Louisiana. It has appeared in numerous editions and translations.