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A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan

A Fever in the Heartland

The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

by Timothy Egan
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  • Apr 4, 2023, 432 pages
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  • Jun 2024, 448 pages
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