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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

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A Fever in the Heartland

De: Timothy Egan
Narrado por: Timothy Egan
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"With meticulous detective work, Timothy Egan shines a light on one of the most sinister chapters in American history—how a viciously racist movement, led by a murderous conman, rose to power in the early twentieth century. A Fever in the Heartland is compelling, powerful, and profoundly resonant today."—David Grann, author of THE WAGER and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.

The Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age—has been characterized as a time of Gatsby frivolity. But it was also the height of the uniquely American hate group, the Ku Klux Klan. Their domain was not the old Confederacy, but the Heartland and the West. They hated Blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants in equal measure, and took radical steps to keep these people from the American promise. And the man who set in motion their takeover of great swaths of America was a charismatic charlatan named D.C. Stephenson.

Stephenson was a magnetic presence whose life story changed with every telling. Within two years of his arrival in Indiana, he’d become the Grand Dragon of the state and the architect of the strategy that brought the group out of the shadows–their message endorsed from the pulpits of local churches, spread at family picnics and town celebrations. Judges, prosecutors, ministers, governors and senators across the country all proudly proclaimed their membership. But at the peak of his influence, it was a seemingly powerless woman–Madge Oberholtzer–who would reveal his secret cruelties, and whose deathbed testimony finally brought the Klan to their knees.

A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND marries a propulsive drama to a powerful reckoning with one of the darkest threads in American history.

Photo courtesy of The Indiana Album: Evan Finch Collection.

©2023 Timothy Egan (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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“Powerful . . . As a narrative, “A Fever in the Heartland” is gripping; as a rumination on the moral obscenity of white supremacy — whatever guises it wears — the book is damning.” The New York Times Book Review

"With meticulous detective work, Timothy Egan shines a light on one of the most sinister chapters in American history—how a viciously racist movement, led by a murderous conman, rose to power in the early twentieth century. A Fever in the Heartland is compelling, powerful, and profoundly resonant today." —David Grann, author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon

"Egan has done it again, mastering another complicated American story with authority and surprising detail. The Klan here are not the nightriders of the late 19th century, but a retooled special interest group and unusually potent political power. The influence they wielded over states and policy should put a chill in every American. Bravo.” —Ken Burns

Editorial Review

A dark history brought to light
Having loved Timothy Egan’s Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, I was excited to see this new release from him, which he narrates himself. I am endlessly fascinated by the turbulence of 1920s and ‘30s America. While I knew the KKK operated with extraordinary impunity in the ’20s, I didn’t realize just how much power they wielded, especially in Indiana. Apparently the "Grand Dragon," D.C. Stephenson, had a private police force of 30,000 men, the governor in his pocket, and the enthusiastic support of much of the citizenry. It is an eye-opening, chilling, and thorough account from Egan, a National Book Award winner, who expertly paces this dark narrative of how one woman used her pain and sacrifice to bring Stephenson down and halt the hatred threatening to swallow America whole. —Phoebe N., Audible Editor

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Great book, but the author shouldn't have narrated

Great book, but the author is not ready for prime time as a narrator. His delivery is halting and stilted. He sounds like an 8th grader with a learning disability being forced to read out loud in class.

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Tim Eagan does it again

Tim has become one of our best non fiction storytellers of the century. His ability to bring events to life is unique and highly interesting. As a owner of 550 books, this is very high in my favorites.

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Should be taught schools.

So many Americans know little or nothing of their shared history.

which is sad.

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Fantastic book

Liked the reading. Liked the content. Like to learn. Definitely shocked by what I learned. But this is an incredible book for all of American to learn.

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Another hit out of the park for Egan.

More of Timothy Egan's uncovered history not taught in school. Leaves you with the thought provoking "what if's". One moment of selfless courage changed the course of an unbridled evil.

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History curriculum

Beautifully read and expertly researched. Difficult, must-study history. Needs to be in our schools.

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Excellent

Timothy Egan, as usual, presents a well researched, well written and informative book. The subject is still an issue in today’s society.

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Excellent and shocking history!

Thank you for the engrossing and edifying history listen!
It was shockingly brutal but oh so needed to this day. I hold out hope for our country and our world to love each other for who we are and not how we look.
A proud Irish Catholic American woman!
May you be blessed❤️

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Important Piece of Literature

Very well-researched and a great story about how fragile history can be. Lesson in how someone with courage can divert the trajectory of life as we know it. Great listen!!!

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Shocking Revelations!

I, too had no idea how many people were involved, where nor how the KKK started. I am saddened by it. The book was well researched, well written and well performed. I do think there should be a caution as to age of readers.

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