The 1920s was a time of rampant racism that revived and expanded the Ku Klux Klan. Oddly, the KKK made a rise in the Midwest and Western United States, instead of the historically racist South. Catholics, Jewish people, and Black people were equally hated and targeted by these miscreant groups. This book focuses heavily on David Curtis Stephenson. Stephenson served in the United States Army during World War I, though never overseas. His training would be invaluable in leading large groups of people, specifically Klan members, in the future. He moved to Indiana in 1920, where he ultimately joined the Ku Klux Klan. He began recruiting members and building a power base in Indiana throughout the 1920s. He was instrumental in increasing membership throughout America's Heartland during this time period, getting support from many prominent members of the communities he infiltrated. He meddled heavily in politics, and meddled heavily with other people's lives. He was a notoriously cruel womanizer, which would ultimately bring about his downfall.

I bought this book with my Audible Credits. It was a fairly long listen, but it was worth the purchase. I really enjoy the author of this book. He is a tremendous historian, who is able to relate historical facts and stories in a way that keeps the interest of the reader. I really learned a lot from this book, and am looking forward to getting some more books by this author. If you are interested in learning about true crime or racism in America's history, I would suggest this book for you.