{"product_id":"not-by-the-sword-how-a-cantor-and-his-family-transformed-a-klansman-9780803264762","title":"Not by the Sword: How a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot by the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e tells the inspiring true story of how a Jewish cantor and his family changed the life of a virulent white supremacist leader. This riveting account begins in 1991, when Cantor Michael Weisser received his first threatening phone call from Larry Trapp, Grand Dragon of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Nebraska. But Cantor Weisser and his wife, Julie, refused to be intimidated by Trapp's escalating threats. Instead, they made a stunning offer of friendship. After an emotional confrontation with the Weissers, Trapp shocked everyone--including himself--by resigning from the KKK and breaking his ties with other neo-Nazi leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot by the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e recounts Larry Trapp's life as a racist, his startling transformation in response to the Weissers' kindness, and his subsequent crusade to redeem his past. Kathryn Watterson movingly describes how one family feared, fought, and then forgave a man who had tried to destroy them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping tale gives the reader an inside view of hate mongering and offers a powerful testament to the triumph of the human spirit and the transforming power of love and tolerance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Watterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803264762\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathryn Watterson teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the award-winning author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eYou Must Be Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e (basis of the NBC movie \u003ci\u003eBetrayal of Trust\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eWomen in Prison\u003c\/i\u003e (basis of the ABC documentary \u003ci\u003eWomen in Prison\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40146703482995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d302865b-2208-480b-b910-4df9caf0f623.jpg?v=1654695690","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/not-by-the-sword-how-a-cantor-and-his-family-transformed-a-klansman-9780803264762","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}