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“With a careful detective work, Timothy Egen throws light on one of the most frightening chapters in American history – how a vicious racist movement, led by a deadly coniferous, rose to power in the early twentieth century, a fever in Hartland is a powerful, powerful and intensely concerted.”
A historical thriller by Pulitzer and National Book Award-Clean Author who explains the rife to power of Klan’s Rise to Power in the 1920s, the clever Con man who left that growth, and the woman who stopped him.
The roar twenties- Jazz Edge- is depicted as the time of Gatsbi. But it was also the height of the specific American hatred group, Ku Clox Clan. His domain was not an old Confederassi, but was Heartland and West. They hated blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants in equal measurements, and took radical steps to keep these people with American promises. And the person who accelerated his acquisition of the great health of America was a charismatic Charlon called DC Stephenson.
Stephenson was a magnetic appearance whose life story changed with every telling. Within two years of his arrival in Indiana, he would become the Grand Dragon of the state and became the architect of the strategy that brought the group out of the shadow – a message supported by local churches pulpits, spread to family picnic and city ceremonies. Judges, prosecutors, ministers, governors and senators across the country proudly announced their membership. But at the peak of her influence, it was a powerless woman -Madge Oberholtzer -which manifested her secret crime, and whose testimony of death finally took Klan to her knees.
A fever in Hartland marries a proponent drama for a powerful recording with one of the deepest threads in American history.
Photos courtesy of Indiana album: Ivan Finch Collection.
Customers say
Customers find this book to be a brilliant account of the Ku Klux Klan’s plot to take over America, with excellent research and compelling writing that reads like a mystery. The historical narrative provides a fascinating history of the KKK and enlightens readers about racism, while the author’s exceptional storytelling makes it a riveting read. The book receives mixed reactions regarding its pacing, with some finding it terrifying while others consider it a cautionary tale. Customers appreciate its political context, with one noting its relevance to today’s political environment.
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