{"product_id":"the-veiled-prophet-secret-societies-white-supremacy-and-the-struggle-for-st-louis","title":"The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, And The Struggle For St. Louis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Provocative Look At The Secret Society That Has Controlled St. Louis For Over A Century, Revealing How Shadowy Elites Organize Themselves Against WorkingClass Power.Every December In Downtown St. Louis, The CityS Upper Crust Attend A Garish Costume Party That Doubles As A DebutanteS Ball. The Daughters Of High Society Are Paraded To The Throne Of A Cloaked Monarchical Figure, And Bow To The Veiled Prophet Of Khorassan. At First Glance, The Event Seems Outdated And Clownish, But In Truth The Veiled Prophet Society Has Functioned As An Exclusive Club For The City Fathers, Where Solidarity Is Built Between Wealthy Men Who Head Major U.S. Corporations, Banks, And Control Whole Industries. At The Veiled ProphetS Ball, These Titans Of Capital Come Together To Crown One Of Their Daughters The Queen Of Love And Beauty, And Celebrate The Breaking Of Strikes, The Sabotage Of Protests, And The Enforcement Of Racial Hierarchies.Devin Thomas OSheaS The Veiled Prophet Is The Definitive History Of The Veiled Prophet Society In All Its Violence And Pageantry, Offering A Colorful Alternate History Of The United States Through The Lens Of The Midwestern Elite. OShea Follows The Veiled Prophet Society From Its Origins In The Wake Of The 1877 General Strike, Through The 1904 WorldS Fair, To The Height Of The ProphetSAnd St. LouisSInfluence During The Cold War. The Veiled Prophet Examines The Unexpected Ways This Secret Society Has Shaped The Course Of History, From The Cia To The Vietnam War To The Assassination Of Martin Luther King.Yet The Power Wielded By The Veiled Prophet Has Not Gone Uncontested. Since The Gilded Age, The Prophet Has Faced Resistance From Orphans Armed With PeaShooters, Communist Party Organizers During The Depression, Civil Rights Icons, And Renegade Debutantes. The Ferguson Uprising Of 2014 Was Only The Most Recent Challenge To The ProphetS Influence.As The Fight For The Soul And Streets Of St. Louis Intensifies, ItS More Critical Than Ever That We Expose The Sordid History Of These Powerful, Masked Figures And Their Control Over Our Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958660874485,"sku":"DADAXB0FJQDVWF6","price":47.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/717l6ylcuHL.jpg?v=1775578159","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-veiled-prophet-secret-societies-white-supremacy-and-the-struggle-for-st-louis","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}