The Sins of the Father

by Thomas Dixon Jr.

First published 1912 · 389 pages

About this book

"At the center of The Sins of the Father is war-torn Confederate veteran Daniel Norton, a newspaper editor and North Carolina KKK leader with an invalid wife. To manage his household, Norton hires an octoroon nurse named Cleo, who is ultimately characterized as a racialized temptress. Major Norton is drawn to Cleo, and the novel explores the consequences of their relationship."--BOOK JACKET.

  • Fiction
  • Ku-Klux Klan (1866-1869)
  • White supremacy movements
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Newspaper editors
  • Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
  • Fiction, political
  • North carolina, fiction

Books like The Sins of the Father

More by Thomas Dixon Jr.