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FLC Book Club!
A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan

September 24, 7 pm
Discussion Leader: TBA
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them is a historical thriller about the Ku Klux Klan's rise to power in the 1920s. The book focuses on David C. Stephenson, the Grand Dragon of the Klan's Indiana Realm, and the woman who stopped him. Stephenson was a con man, rapist, and bigot who became the unelected boss of Indiana politics and developed a plan to become president. The book also explores the Klan's infiltration of the U.S. government and how Stephenson's plan was brought down by the murder of a woman. 
Some say the book is well-researched and written, and suspenseful, with a gripping plot that moves along relentlessly. Others praise Egan's narrative elan, eye for detail, and sure storytelling, which at times reads like a screenplay or horror film. The book has been called a "riveting saga" and "chillingly resonant with our own time" by some reviewers. 
A Fever in the Heartland has been a Chicago Review of Books Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year, and a Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist. 

Please contact Ann Aagaard, Linda Siebert or Roger Steinke for additional information about the Book Club. A copy of the Featured Book of the Month is available in the First Lutheran Church Library. 

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