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by Thomas Jr. Dixon (Author), Arthur I. Keller (Illustrator)
The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a novel written by Thomas Dixon Jr. The book is set in the post-Civil War era and follows the story of two families, one white and one black, in the American South. The novel depicts the Ku Klux Klan as heroic and portrays African Americans as inferior and deserving of subjugation. The story revolves around the character of Ben Cameron, a former Confederate soldier who becomes the leader of the Klan. The book is a controversial representation of the Klan and the racial tensions of the time, and has been criticized for promoting racism and white supremacy. Despite this, it was a bestseller upon its release in 1905 and was later adapted into the film ""The Birth of a Nation"" in 1915. The Clansman is a significant work of American literature and offers insight into the attitudes and beliefs of the era in which it was written.1905. The Clansman is the second book of a series of historical novels planned on the Race Conflict. The Leopard's Spots was the statement in historical outline of the conditions from the enfranchisement of the Negro to his disenfranchisement. The Clansman develops the true story of the Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy, which overturned the Reconstruction regime...I have sought to preserve in this romance both the letter and the spirit of this remarkable period. The men who enact the drama of fierce revenge into which I have woven a double love-story are historical figures. I have merely changed their names without taking a liberty with any essential historic fact. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
