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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
2.51k reviews for:
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
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
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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.
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.
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
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
sad
tense
Felt like two books. An interesting history of the KKK followed by an engaging legal drama. Some of this really blew me away. I had no idea how prevalent and accepted the KKK was in our society. Wish more people would read this and see the parallels with current events. Learned a lot and enjoyed it.
fast-paced