Book Description
Dixon presents racial conflict as an epic struggle with the future of civilization at stake in this dark tale.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Set in post-Civil War North Carolina, The Leopard's Spots tells of the pain of surrender and the effort to rebuild and repair the war-torn and down-trodden state of the South. It exposes the reality of social and race relations during the time of Reconstruction.

The leading characters of the story are an eclectic mix of people representative of the time. Among others, they include Charles Gaston, a young man who dreams of a governor's mansion; Sallie Worth, a sweet-voiced daughter of the old-fashioned South who embodies human idealism; Simon Legree, an ex-slave driver and Reconstruction leader; and Maj. Stuart Dameron, chief of the Ku Klux Klan.