The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Dixon, Thomas, Jr. (1864–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South" by Thomas Dixon Jr. is a novel published in 1912. Dan Norton, a Confederate veteran and Ku Klux Klan leader, begins a forbidden relationship with Cleo, a quadroon woman hired as his family's caretaker. Their secret affair produces devastating consequences that spiral through the next generation. Dixon explores themes of miscegenation and racial separation against the backdrop of the post-Civil War South, culminating in a tragic ending that destroys Norton's entire family.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South
- Author credits: Dixon, Thomas, Jr. (1864–1946)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century) -- Fiction
- Newspaper editors -- Fiction
- North Carolina -- Fiction
- Political fiction
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Fiction
- White supremacy movements -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Category: Novels
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