ABSTRACT

Thomas Dixon was a lawyer, North Carolina state legislator, Baptist minister, lecturer, and novelist. This novel, an abridgement by Cary Wintz was originally published in 1905. It reflects turn-of-the-century attitudes most southerners had about Republican rule during Reconstruction.

part |46 pages

The Assassination

chapter |10 pages

The Bruised Reed

chapter |7 pages

The Great Heart

chapter |3 pages

The Man of War

chapter |8 pages

A Clash of Giants

chapter |3 pages

The Battle of Love

chapter |8 pages

The Assassination

chapter |5 pages

The Frenzy of a Nation

part |52 pages

The Revolution

chapter |6 pages

The First Lady of the Land

chapter |5 pages

Sweethearts

chapter |2 pages

The Joy of Living

chapter |3 pages

Hidden Treasure

chapter |6 pages

Across the Chasm

chapter |3 pages

The Gauge of Battle

chapter |6 pages

A Woman Laughs

chapter |2 pages

A Dream

chapter |5 pages

The King Amuses Himself

chapter |2 pages

Tossed by the Storm

chapter |6 pages

The Supreme Test

chapter |4 pages

Triumph in Defeat

part |51 pages

The Reign of Terror

chapter |3 pages

The Eyes of the Jungle

chapter |4 pages

Augustus Caesar

chapter |3 pages

Forty Acres and a Mule

chapter |4 pages

A Whisper in the Crowd

chapter |4 pages

By the Light of a Torch

chapter |3 pages

At Lover's Leap

chapter |5 pages

A Night Hawk

chapter |2 pages

At the Dawn of Day

part |36 pages

The Ku Klux Klan

chapter |4 pages

The Hunt for the Animal

chapter |5 pages

The Fiery Cross

chapter |5 pages

The Parting of the Ways

chapter |3 pages

The Banner of the Dragon

chapter |4 pages

The Reign of the Klan

chapter |4 pages

The Counter Stroke

chapter |2 pages

The Snare of the Fowler

chapter |4 pages

A Ride for a Life

chapter |3 pages

“Vengeance Is Mine”