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The inspirational saga of a Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon treated with compassion and kindness by the Jewish family he attacks and threatens is a story of miraculous transformation and the triumph of love over racism and bigotry. 25,000 first printing.
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Kathryn Watterson has taught writing at New York University, the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University, and Princeton University.
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Watterson engrossingly recounts what is perhaps the strangest episode in the history of American hate groups. Larry Trapp of Lincoln, Nebraska, grand dragon of the state Ku Klux Klan, spent years as an all-around menace. He terrorized the Vietnamese community, and sent disturbing messages to black, Jewish, and handicapped neighbors. But Lincoln cantor Michael Weisser realized that much of Trapp's venom might be due to debilitating illness. The Klansman suffered from diabetes, his legs had been amputated, and much of his eyesight was gone. Weisser and his family, targets for Trapp when they moved to Lincoln, reached out to him, and Trapp eventually quit the Klan, renounced bigotry, and even converted to Judaism shortly before his death. Telling this fascinating story, Watterson cites interesting similarities between Weisser and Trapp, such as backgrounds of juvenile delinquency. The big questions of the book--for instance, was this conversion indicative of anybody's ability to change, or was Trapp just one big flake?--remain unanswered, but Watterson's investigation of the issues is well worth exploring. Aaron Cohen
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0671868934
- ISBN 13 9780671868932
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
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