TY - BOOK AU - Rice,Arnold S AU - Golden,Harry TI - The Ku Klux Klan in American politics PY - 1962/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Public Affairs Press KW - Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century N1 - Includes index; Cont.: Historical background -- Expansion in the 1920's -- Klan enters the political arena -- Local chapter antics -- Statewide activities -- Debut in national politics -- War against Al Smith -- Disrepute and decline -- Splintered body -- References -- Index N2 - Overview: An account of the Haymarket Affair written from the viewpoint of the State but includes much valuable material on the trial and the mentality of the people associated with the case for the prosecution. Biographies of all the defendants and other participants are included ER -