Not by the Sword: New Essays in Ethnic American Literatures

by Kathryn Watterson

Book Overview

Not by the Sword 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555534716
• ISBN13: 9781555534714
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An Amazing Tale of a Hater who transformed his life

Larry Trapp hated all minorities, women, and committed his life to the cause of "white supremacy". However, as committed as he was, the work of one man, a Jewish cantor and his wife, broke through the barriers of hate, dissolving them. The author is masterful, and does a good job of describing how Trapp became so filled with rage - parents who beat him, and ravaged by a disease, diabetes, which ultimately killed him. Trapp told the cantor that he simply did not know how to change - and the cantor and his family took him into their lives. This story cannot help but touch everyone who reads it. I read the book twice, and wiped twice. It demonstrates that even the most evil-filled person may turn himself around. Trapp even went to the FBI and revealed all he knew about hate groups; he traveled to every youth group he knew, begging them not to join these groups. A unique, well-written book you won't forget.