The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South

by Thomas Dixon

Overview

The young editor of The Daily Eagle and Phoenix straightened his tall figure from the pile of papers that smothered his desk, glanced at his foreman who stood waiting, and spoke in the quiet drawl he always used when excited: "Just a moment-'til I read this over--" The foreman nodded. He scanned the scrawled pencil manuscript twice and handed it up without changing a letter: "Set the title in heavy black-faced caps-black-the blackest you've got." He read the title over again musingly, his strong mouth closing with a snap at its finish: THE BLACK LEAGUE AND THE KU KLUX KLAN DOWN WITH ALL SECRET SOCIETIES The foreman took the manuscript with a laugh: "You've certainly got 'em guessing, major--" "Who?"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781517267681
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/08/2015
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Thomas Dixon (1864-1946) was born in Shelby, North Carolina. He is the author of The Clansman and The Sins of the Father.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xiii
	A Note on the Text	xxxi
Book 1	Sin
Chapter I	The Woman in Yellow	3
Chapter II	Cleo Enters	18
Chapter III	A Beast Awakes	27
Chapter IV	The Arrest	32
Chapter V	The Rescue	40
Chapter VI	A Traitor's Ruse	49
Chapter VII	The Irony of Fate	54
Chapter VIII	A New Weapon	59
Chapter IX	The Words That Cost	65
Chapter X	Man to Man	68
Chapter XI	The Unbidden Guest	75
Chapter XII	The Judgment Bar	80
Chapter XIII	An Old Story	89
Chapter XIV	The Fight for Life	95
Chapter XV	Cleo's Silence	98
Chapter XVI	The Larger Vision	100
Chapter XVII	The Opal Gates	108
Chapter XVIII	Questions	112
Chapter XIX	Cleo's Cry	117
Chapter XX	The Blow Falls	120
Chapter XXI	The Call of the Blood	125
Book 2	Atonement
Chapter I	The New Life Purpose	135
Chapter II	A Modern Scalawag	138
Chapter III	His House in Order	146
Chapter IV	The Man of the Hour	150
Chapter V	A Woman Scorned	153
Chapter VI	An Old Comedy	161
Chapter VII	Trapped	169
Chapter VIII	Behind the Bars	177
Chapter IX	Andy's Dilemma	179
Chapter X	The Best Laid Plans	190
Chapter XI	A Reconnoitre	194
Chapter XII	The First Whisper	201
Chapter XIII	Andy's Proposal	205
Chapter XIV	The Folly of Pity	210
Chapter XV	A Discovery	218
Chapter XVI	The Challenge	225
Chapter XVII	A Skirmish	230
Chapter XVIII	Love Laughs	233
Chapter XIX	"Fight it Out!"	237
Chapter XX	Andy Fights	243
Chapter XXI	The Second Blow	250
Chapter XXII	The Test of Love	255
Chapter XXIII	The Parting	265
Chapter XXIV	Father and Son	273
Chapter XXV	The One Chance	283
Chapter XXVI	Between Two Fires	287
Chapter XXVII	A Surprise	290
Chapter XXVIII	Via Dolorosa	294
Chapter XXIX	The Dregs in the Cup	301
Chapter XXX	The Mills of God	308
Chapter XXXI	Sin Full Grown	312
Chapter XXXII	Confession	314
Chapter XXXIII	Healing	317

Editorial Reviews

This book deals with interracial sex of a white father and a black woman. Dixon has a lot to say about this subject. — The Lone Star Book Review

The Lone Star Book Review

"This book deals with interracial sex of a white father and a black woman. Dixon has a lot to say about this subject. — The Lone Star Book Review" — The Lone Star Book Review

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