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The St. Louis Veiled Prophet Celebration : Power on Parade, 1877-1995.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2000Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (227 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826262271
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The St. Louis Veiled Prophet CelebrationDDC classification:
  • 394/.5/0977866
LOC classification:
  • GT4011
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Social Meaning of Public Spectacles in the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century United States -- 1. Power on Parade: The Origins of the Veiled Prophet Celebration -- 2. A "Panorama of Progress": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1878-1899 -- 3. "His Mysterious Majesty": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1900-1942 -- 4. "More and More a Social Phenomenon": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1 946-1 965 -- 5. "Whacking the Elephant Where It Hurts": The Veiled Prophet Organization, ACTION, and Economic Justice in St. Louis, 1 965-1 980 -- 6. "An Activity the City Could Hang Its Hat On": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1981-1995 -- Conclusion: Whither VP? The Veiled Prophet Celebration and the Historiography of Public Celebrations in America -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Social Meaning of Public Spectacles in the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century United States -- 1. Power on Parade: The Origins of the Veiled Prophet Celebration -- 2. A "Panorama of Progress": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1878-1899 -- 3. "His Mysterious Majesty": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1900-1942 -- 4. "More and More a Social Phenomenon": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1 946-1 965 -- 5. "Whacking the Elephant Where It Hurts": The Veiled Prophet Organization, ACTION, and Economic Justice in St. Louis, 1 965-1 980 -- 6. "An Activity the City Could Hang Its Hat On": The Veiled Prophet Celebration, 1981-1995 -- Conclusion: Whither VP? The Veiled Prophet Celebration and the Historiography of Public Celebrations in America -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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