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A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

Timothy Egan

4.34 AVERAGE

sgswehla's review

3.5

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mckenziegray's review

4.0

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I preferred the first half of the book when he describes the rise of the KKK in Indiana in the 1920s. I found it concerning that it felt a bit familiar to trends today. It also expanded what I knew about the KKK and its origins. The second half is more of a court/true crime drama about the trial to take down a leader of the KKK which I wasn't as interested in. This is very readable and fascinating, and relevant to issues today.

eeyore527's review against another edition

4.25

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rachelshoffman827's review

4.5

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ltkalcich's review against another edition

4.5

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ainecaitriona's review

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amandailg's review

5.0

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knyborg82's review

4.75

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***Spoiler alerts***
Such an important piece of history. Incredibly detailed & researched on the absolute con man who built the KKK and the massive extent of the KKK's power in Indiana. I mean - I didn't expect that guy to be a GOOD GUY but the absolute depravity while people - not just looked the other way - genuinely celebrated him. 
Part history lesson, part true crime, part legal drama, it's so messed up you forget you're reading a true story. 
The woman (and her family)at the heart of this is a hero. If she had stayed silent or passed away before telling her story - or if he had been found not guilty - history could have been changed in such a frightening way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

the1nerdygeek's review against another edition

4.5

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screwedthepooch's review against another edition

4.5

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