Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy

by Colin Dickey

Book Overview

From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland comes a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidden power

The United States was born in paranoia. From the American Revolution (thought by some to be a conspiracy organized by the French) to the Salem witch trials to the Satanic Panic, the Illuminati, and QAnon, one of the most enduring narratives that defines the United States...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593299450
• ISBN13: 9780593299456
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"