K. K. K. sketches, humorous and didactic : treating the more important events…

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.html.images 322 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.epub3.images 240 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.epub.images 242 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.epub.noimages 192 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.kf8.images 455 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.kindle.images 419 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33324.txt.utf-8 294 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33324/pg33324-h.zip 230 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Beard, James Melville
Title K. K. K. sketches, humorous and didactic : treating the more important events of the Ku-Klux-Klan movement in the South. With a discussion of the causes which gave rise to it, and the social and political issues emanating from it.
Note Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)
Summary "K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic" by James Melville Beard is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work addresses the events and implications of the Ku Klux Klan movement in the South after the Civil War, providing insights into the social and political issues that stemmed from this secretive organization. Beard's narrative promises to explore the causes of the Klan's emergence, its structure, and the context within which it operated, offering a perspective that blends humor with a serious examination of its impact on society. The opening of the book introduces the historical context following the Civil War, where Beard outlines the tumultuous political landscape that contributed to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. He discusses the discontent in the South due to radical governance and disenfranchisement of white citizens, which led to societal unrest. The narrative conveys the conditions that allowed secret organizations like the Klan to flourish, highlighting the complexities of race, politics, and power dynamics of the Reconstruction era. Beard's tone seems to oscillate between a somber reflection on historical events and a humorous interpretation of absurdities inherent in the Klan's mythology and operations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class E660: History: America: Late nineteenth century (1865-1900)
Subject Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Category Text
EBook-No. 33324
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 68 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!