The Clansman an Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

The Clansman is a historical romance novel written by Thomas Dixon Jr. The book tells the story of the Ku Klux Klan and their activities during the Reconstruction Era in the United States. The novel centers around the character of Ben Cameron, a former Confederate soldier who becomes a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. The story follows Cameron and his fellow Klansmen as they engage in acts of violence and intimidation against African Americans and their white allies. The novel is controversial for its portrayal of the Klan as heroic and its depiction of African Americans as inferior and deserving of mistreatment. Despite its controversial themes, The Clansman was a bestseller when it was first published in 1905 and was later adapted into the silent film The Birth of a Nation. The book is considered an important work of American literature for its portrayal of the social and political tensions of the Reconstruction Era.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.