{"product_id":"the-victim","title":"Das Opfer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does a novel turn Confederate leadership into noble sacrifice—and shape what readers remember about slavery and war?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Victim, Thomas Dixon Jr. casts Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States, as a noble martyr. This historical romance places Southern leadership and sacrifice at its centre. But its portrait has a purpose: Dixon defends Davis and the Southern cause rather than offering a balanced account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel carries the Lost Cause argument into fiction, presenting Confederate leaders as honourable while pushing slavery away from the centre of secession. Read critically, it reveals how a heroic memory of the Civil War takes shape. What matters here is not reliable history, but the way a story works to excuse slavery and justify white supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDavis as Dixon's martyr\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine a portrait that turns the Confederate president into a figure of noble sacrifice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiction with a purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how Dixon uses historical romance to defend Davis and the Southern cause.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lost Cause argument\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace claims about honour and states rights that obscure slavery's central role in secession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemory shaped into myth\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how popular fiction helps build a heroic image of the Confederacy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA critical reading\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read the novel as evidence of an attitude, not a reliable record of Davis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of American history and literature who want to understand how popular fiction spreads the Lost Cause myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and examine how Dixon turns a defence of the Confederacy into a story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534695235932,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/14732_en_ebook-front_c23.jpg?v=1792175099","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/das-opfer","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}