Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of nine other books, most recently the highly acclaimed A Pilgrimage to Eternity and The Immortal Irishman, a New York Times bestseller. His book on the Dust Bowl, The Worst Hard Time, won a National Book Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. His account of photographer Edward Curtis, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, won the Carnegie Medal for nonfiction.
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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
"A master class in the tools of narrative nonfiction: high
stakes, ample suspense and sweeping historical phenomena made vivid
through the dramatic actions of individual villains and heroes.”
—The Washington Post
“Riveting…Egan is a brilliant researcher and lucid writer.” —Star
Tribune
“Masterful…this is a fascinating read and revelation of American
history.”—The Spokesman-Review
"With narrative elan, Egan gives us a riveting saga of how a
predatory con man became one of the most powerful people in 1920s
America, Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, with a plan to rule the
country—and how a grisly murder of a woman brought him down.
Compelling and chillingly resonant with our own time."
—Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile
"Timothy Egan's history of the Ku Klux Klan's rise and fall is
absolutely gripping. It is also terrifyingly relevant." —Elizabeth
Kolbert, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Sixth Extinction
"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
"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] riveting exposé." —Booklist, starred review
“Riveting history…excellently rendered.” —Kirkus, starred
review
“[A] certifiable page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred
review
“Engrossing…a valuable work of history.” —Shelf Awareness, starred
review
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