The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865-1900: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865-1900 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Dixon, Thomas, Jr. (1864–1946).

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"The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865-1900" by Thomas Dixon is a novel published in 1902. The first book in Dixon's Reconstruction trilogy presents a controversial portrayal of the post-Civil War South, depicting Reconstruction leaders and emancipated slaves as villains while casting Ku Klux Klan members as anti-heroes. Written as a direct response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Dixon reimagines Stowe's characters with inverted sympathies, promoting white supremacist ideology through his racist interpretation of Reconstruction-era America.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865-1900
• Author credits: Dixon, Thomas, Jr. (1864–1946)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction

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• Category: American Literature
• Category: Historical Novels

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