The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet: How a Fake Illinois Klansman Became the Grim Symbol of St. Louis's Happiest Civic Celebration - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:George Garrigues, Lisa Gale Garrigues (Editor)Publish date:2022-02-01Pages:134
Language:EnglishPublisher:City Desk PublishingISBN-13:9780999014226ISBN-10:999014226UPC:9780999014226Book Category:History, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:United States, JournalismBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCFWRGK9D7
The Failed Joke of the Veiled Prophet: How a Fake Illinois Klansman Became the Grim Symbol of St. Louis's Happiest Civic Celebration
A WHITE SHEETED THUG in a pointed hat, with pistol and shotguns at the ready. Was he a symbol of privilege and power?
Of class and racial control? If so, why was he surrounded by a bug, a lion, and a lady with a cup of hot chocolate?
The year was 1878. In St. Louis, Missouri, tens of thousands of spectators cheered the downtown arrival of a mysterious "Sublime Hime-uk-amuk of the Veiled Prophets."...
Language:EnglishPublisher:City Desk PublishingISBN-13:9780999014226ISBN-10:999014226UPC:9780999014226Book Category:History, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:United States, JournalismBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCFWRGK9D7
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