How the young South, led by the reincarnated souls of the Clansmen of Old Scotland, went forth under this cover and against overwhelming odds, daring exile, imprisonment, and a felon’s death, and saved the life of a people, forms one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the Aryan race.

Thomas Dixon, Jr.

Dixondale, Va.

December 14, 1904.

CONTENTS

BOOK I
THE ASSASSINATION
CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Bruised Reed [3]
II.The Great Heart [19]
III.The Man of War [33]
IV.A Clash of Giants [38]
IV.The Battle of Love [56]
VI.The Assassination [61]
VII.The Frenzy of a Nation [80]
BOOK II
THE REVOLUTION
CHAPTERPAGE
I.The First Lady of the Land [90]
II.Sweethearts [101]
III.The Joy of Living [112]
IV.Hidden Treasure [115]
V.Across the Chasm [120]
VI.The Gauge of Battle [131]
VII.A Woman Laughs [136]
VIII.A Dream [148]
IX.The King Amuses Himself [152]
X.Tossed by the Storm [162]
XI.The Supreme Test [165]
XII.Triumph in Defeat [179]
BOOK III
THE REIGN OF TERROR
CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Fallen Slaveholder’s Mansion [187]
II.The Eyes of the Jungle [204]
III.Augustus Cæsar [209]
IV.At the Point of the Bayonet [218]
V.Forty Acres and a Mule [235]
VI.A Whisper in the Crowd [244]
VII.By the Light of a Torch [254]
VIII.The Riot in the Master’s Hall [263]
IX.At Lover’s Leap [276]
X.A Night Hawk [284]
XI.The Beat of a Sparrow’s Wing [297]
XII.At the Dawn of Day [305]
BOOK IV
THE KU KLUX KLAN
CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Hunt for the Animal [309]
II.The Fiery Cross [318]
III.The Parting of the Ways [327]
IV.The Banner of the Dragon [337]
V.The Reign of the Klan [341]
VI.The Counter Stroke [351]
VII.The Snare of the Fowler [358]
VIII.A Ride for a Life [362]
IX.“Vengeance Is Mine” [369]

LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

Scene: Washington and the Foothills of the Carolinas.