In researching this comprehensive work, Zatarain spent hundreds of hours interviewing. He spoke with Duke's family, former classmates, political allies and enemies, Klan members, and Duke himself in an attempt to understand the thinking behind his radically racist crusade. In fact, Zatarain interviewed David Duke more than 50 times, for a total of over 100 hours, in the preparation of this fascinating and thoroughly researched account.
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"Zatarain does effectively demonstrate that extremists on the right as well as on the left are easy game..." -- Kirkus Reviews
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A graduate of the Loyola University Institute of Politics, Michael Zatarain has worked for a variety of special-interest groups as a governmental consultant. In 1983 he showed great promise in the political arena with an outstanding, but unsuccessful, campaign for the Louisiana House of Representatives. This diverse political background, combined with his Louisiana heritage, aroused in Zatarain a keen interest in the phenomenon of David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and past Louisiana state representative. Zatarain spent hundreds of hours interviewing Duke's family, former classmates, political allies and enemies, Klan members, and Duke himself in an attempt to understand the thinking behind his radically racist crusade. In fact, Zatarain interviewed David Duke more than fifty times, for a total of more than a hundred hours, during the preparation of this fascinating and thoroughly researched account.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Take out Author bias and it would be OK,
By "sgrizz2" (Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: David Duke: Evolution of a Klansman (Hardcover)
Even though every other word in Zartarian's book seemed to be racist this and racist that. The book never proved that David Duke was a racist. On the contrary it showed he was always looking for peaceful ways to advance the civil rights of white people. He helped with boarder patrol to keep out illegal aliens and has helped crusade for equal treatment for white people. He has never been accused of violence. This book, while calling David Duke a racist, shows that he continually encouraged peaceful demonstrations and was even arrested at one and charged with an erroneous charge. Zartarian is to busy pointing his finger and name calling to be taken very seriously.
20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Poorly Done Book About David Duke,
By John (Princeton) - See all my reviews
This review is from: David Duke: Evolution of a Klansman (Hardcover)
This book while featuring extensive interviews of Mr. Duke and well researched was poorly written. The author was hypocritical in the fact that he claims we should all love one another and forgive each other. Yet, Zatarain though does not practice what he preaches. Zatarain seems to despise Duke even though Duke has remarkably changed. Zatarain does not even realize that Mr. Duke is a man who has developed and grown spiritually and mentally. David Duke is no longer a former Klansman but a individual of gracious compassion towards his fellow man. Zatarain should take his own advice and reaccess Mr. Duke accordingly. I recommend that the reader should view Mr. Duke's side of the story also by reading: My Awakening by David Duke. Duke explains who he is in his book. It is a good read.
26 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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More liberal garbage,
By vincent.breeding@stormfront.org (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: David Duke: Evolution of a Klansman (Hardcover)
As is typical of anti-white hatemongers, the author goes to great lengths to imply, manipulate and misrepresent Duke's life and beliefs. I just read David Duke's powerful autobiography "My Awakening" and I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning the truth behind the liberal-Jewish lies. Sample chapters of Duke's book can be found on his
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- American Fuehrer: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party by Frederick J. Simonelli in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- White Lies: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in White Supremacist Discourse by Jessie Daniels in Back Matter
- The Emergence of David Duke and the Politics of Race (Tulane Studies in Political Science) by Douglas Rose on page 58
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