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Books Brothers Men's Book Club

Books Brothers Men's Book Club
Cover of book "A Fever in the Heartland"
Book: A fever in the heartland : the Ku Klux Klan's plot to take over America, and the woman who stopped them by Timothy Egan.
  • When Mar 26, 2026 from 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM (US/Eastern / UTC-400)
  • Where Franklin Public Library
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  • Contact Phone 248-851-2254
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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 by Timothy Egan is a work of narrative non-fiction that details the rapid, largely forgotten rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, particularly in the American Midwest. The book explores how a charismatic, sociopathic leader named D.C. Stephenson built a powerful, mainstream hate organization based on "100% Americanism," targeting Blacks, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants.

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