Background
Wade, Wyn Craig was born on July 3, 1944 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Wyndel Calvin Wade and Ruth Marie Dishon.
(Few groups in our history are as fascinating and mysterio...)
Few groups in our history are as fascinating and mysterious as the Ku Klux Klan. Its story is one of violence, political manipulation and intrigue, absurdity, and mesmerizing organizational and propaganda skills. Through shrewd political tactics and powerful leadership, the Klan has often been a potent force, as it encouraged Americans to protect themselves from those they find "unacceptable." Its actions have made it one of the most feared groups in America. In The Fiery Cross, Wyn Craig Wade traces the Klan from its beginnings after the Civil War as a social club in Pulaski, Tennessee, to the present. Wade provides us with the history of the group, which has gone through a number of declines and renaissances over the last hundred years. We follow the Klan's resurgence in 1915 after D.W. Griffith's epic film The Birth of a Nation depicted Klan members as heroic saviors of the old Southern society, to the swearing in of President Warren G. Harding as a Klansman in the Green Room, and from the Klan's championing of white supremacy as a response to the Civil Rights movement in the 60s, to their present day activities, aligning themselves with a variety of neo-fascist and right-wing groups in the American West. Finally, Wade provides us with an assessment of the Klan's future. The Fiery Cross provides an exhaustive analysis and perspective on this dark shadow of American society. It is long overdue.
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(1986, trade paperback, revised, Penguin Books, NY, 358 pa...)
1986, trade paperback, revised, Penguin Books, NY, 358 pages. Drawings / b&w vintage photos throughout. "The complete, definitive story from the doomed voyage to the spectacular discovery of the wreckage."
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(The most scrupulous of the recent spate of books on the T...)
The most scrupulous of the recent spate of books on the Titanic disaster, Wyn Craig Wade's book relies on survivors' accounts to establish some startling facts, including that almost two-thirds of the first-class passengers survived while only a quarter of the steerage passengers made it to safety. And that those in the lifeboats chose to ignore the piteous cries of passengers in the water, almost all of whom perished. This chilling account demonstrates that the Titanic's sinking was in many ways entirely avoidable.
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Wade, Wyn Craig was born on July 3, 1944 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Wyndel Calvin Wade and Ruth Marie Dishon.
Associate of Arts, Lake Michigan College, 1964. Bachelor, University Michigan, 1966. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1971.
Psychologist Wisconsin Division of Corrections, Madison, 1967—1971, Washington County Mental Health, Montpelier, Vermont, 1971—1976. Writer South Bend, 1976—1987. Vocational evaluator Job Training Program, 1987—1990.
Director academy resource center Indiana University South Bend, 1990—1995. Writer, teacher Indiana Institute of Technology, from 1995. Consultant Dallas (Texas) Organ Works, from 2000.
(The most scrupulous of the recent spate of books on the T...)
(Few groups in our history are as fascinating and mysterio...)
(1986, trade paperback, revised, Penguin Books, NY, 358 pa...)
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Member Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama, from 1987. Trustee Chad Pearson Scholarship Indiana University South Bend, from 1986. Member of American Association of University Professors, American Counseling Association, Titanic History Society (honor), American Theatre Organ Society.
Married Barbara Ann Barnett, April 30, 1966. 1 child Derek Wyndel.