ISBN: 9780548590157

These sketches are placed before the public without other apology for their appearance than may be found in that demand for information on the subject treated which renders a work of the … More...

These sketches are placed before the public without other apology for their appearance than may be found in that demand for information on the subject treated which renders a work of the character a positive necessity of the times. The secret political movement here introduced to the reader has contributed more to the sensational character of American politics, and, at the same time, proven a more influential factor in those political questions with which we have dealt as a people, than any or These sketches are placed before the public without other apology for their appearance than may be found in that demand for information on the subject treated which renders a work of the character a positive necessity of the times. The secret political movement here introduced to the reader has contributed more to the sensational character of American politics, and, at the same time, proven a more influential factor in those political questions with which we have dealt as a people, than any or all contemporaneous issues. And yet nothing has been written on the theme bearing a just proportion thereto-absolutely nothing-if we subtract the unknown quantity in the news problem of the day from this estimate, and for reasons as varied as obvious. We shall not weary the reader with a statement of the latter, nor a recitative of the conditions upon which they are or may have been based. It is enough that we know that no consecutive nor reliable history of the Order could have been written at an earlier period; and even at this date, so broken and fragmentary are those passages referring to its active career, compiled during months of arduous labor, that the author has been necessitated to group them in a series of historical sketches, orpen-pictures, and in treating the subject to adopt the style of the romancist, rather than that of the historian. He flatters himself, however, that while the reliability of his historical information is not impaired by this method, that the work will thereby be rendered more attractive to a large class of readers; and, on the other hand, as to facts connected with the morale of the weird subject, he is not hampered by these considerations, but is enabled to present them in such a concise form, and as sententiously as regards style, as their share of the task's importance renders peremptory. Books, , K-K-K-Sketches-Humorous-And-Didactic~~James-Melville-Beard, 999999999, K.K.K. Sketches, Humorous And Didactic, James Melville Beard, 054859015X, Kessinger Publishing Company, , , , , Kessinger Publishing Company<

ISBN: 9780548590157

Paperback, [PU: Kessinger Publishing], This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. This scarce antiquarian book i… More...

Paperback, [PU: Kessinger Publishing], This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work., Anthologies (non-poetry)<

2007, ISBN: 054859015X, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 196 Seiten, L=229mm, B=152mm, H=11mm, Gew.=295gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert

2007, ISBN: 054859015X, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 196 Seiten, L=229mm, B=152mm, H=11mm, Gew.=295gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert

2007, ISBN: 9780548590157

Treating the More Important Events of the Ku-Klux-Klan Movement in the South (1877), Softcover, Buch, [PU: Kessinger Publishing]