"The Fall of a Nation" by Thomas Dixon is a historical novel examining American democracy and the role of women during a national crisis. The story follows Congressman John Vassar and suffragette Virginia Holland, who hold conflicting views as America wrestles with its values. The book begins with a prologue about historical freedom struggles before introducing John Vassar, a politician challenged by advocates for peace and women's rights. As tensions rise over a military bill, Virginia Holland clashes with Vassar, resulting in a tense exploration of their beliefs and providing a snapshot of American society at a turning point.
The Fall of a Nation A Sequel to the Birth of a Nation
By Thomas Dixon
In a nation on the edge, a congressman and a passionate suffragette battle over ideals as a nation debates its future.
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About the AuthorThomas Frederick Dixon Jr. was an American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, lecturer, writer, and filmmaker. Dixon wrote two best-selling novels, The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865–1900 (1902) and The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (1905), that romanticized Southern white supremacy, endorsed the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, opposed equal rights for black people, and glorified the Ku Klux Klan as heroic vigilantes. Film director D. W. Griffith adapted The Clansman for the screen in The Birth of a Nation (1915). The film inspired the creators of the 20th-century rebirth of the Klan.
Thomas Frederick Dixon Jr. was an American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, lecturer, writer, and filmmaker. Dixon wrote two best-selling novels, The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865–1900 (1902) and The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (1905), that romanticized Southern white supremacy, endorsed the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, opposed equal rights for black people, and glorified the Ku Klux Klan as heroic vigilantes. Film director D. W. Griffith adapted The Clansman for the screen in The Birth of a Nation (1915). The film inspired the creators of the 20th-century rebirth of the Klan.
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