The St. Louis Veiled Prophet celebration : power on parade, 1877-1995 /

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Annotation The Veiled Prophet organization has been a vital institution in St. Louis for more than a century. Founded in March 1878 by a group of prominent St. Louis businessmen, the organization was fashioned after the New Orleans Carnival society the Mystick Krewe of Comus. In The St. Louis Veiled...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spencer, Thomas M. (Thomas Morris), 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2000.
Temas:
Veiled Prophets of Saint Louis (Order : Mo.) > History.
Veiled Prophets of Saint Louis (Order : Mo.)
Parades > Missouri > Saint Louis > History.
Défilés > Missouri > Saint Louis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Manners and customs
Parades
Saint Louis (Mo.) > History.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > Social life and customs.
Missouri > Saint Louis
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 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. "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, 1946-1965
  • 5. "Whacking the Elephant Where It Hurts": The Veiled Prophet Organization, ACTION, and Economic Justice in St. Louis, 1965-1980
  • 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.

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