Pale Horse Rider

William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America

De: Mark Jacobson

Narrado por: Ray Porter

We are living in a time of unprecedented distrust in America.... Faith in the government is at an all-time low, and political groups on both sides of the aisle are able to tout preposterous conspiracy theories as gospel, without much opposition. “Fake news” is the order of the day. This book is about a man to whom all of it points, the greatest conspiracist of this generation and a man you may not have heard of.

A former US naval intelligence worker, Milton William Cooper published his manifesto Behold a Pale Horse in 1991. Since then it has gone on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies, becoming the number-one best seller in the American prison system. According to Behold a Pale Horse, JFK was assassinated - because he was about to reveal that extraterrestrials were about to take over the earth - by his driver, an alien himself; AIDS is a government conspiracy to decrease the population of Blacks, Hispanics, and homosexuals; and the Illuminati are secretly involved with the US government to manage relationships with extraterrestrials. Cooper died in a shootout with Apache County police in 2001, one month after September 11, in the year in which he had predicted catastrophe.

In Pale Horse Rider, journalist Mark Jacobson not only tells the story of Cooper’s fascinating life but also provides the social and political context for American paranoia. Indeed, with the present NSA situation and countless other shadowy government dealings often in the news, aren’t we right to suspect that things may not be as they seem?

©2018 Mark Jacobson (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Great book! Very well researched!

Wonderful book. It was even better than i expected! Lots of important information in this book.

Awesome

Ray Porter is the best narrator on audible. I would listen just for him but great book too !

Interesting and weird

Aliens, radio, 9-11, and so many other rabbit holes, It will make you think.

Great back story to William Cooper's Book

I use to sell Behold a Pale Horse in my shop in Atlanta Ga, this is a great book letting the reader know the Back Story and what happened to Bill before and after his death..... a real must read or listen . Thanks

...That narrator...

This is an interesting book for anyone who has even a passing interest in the Patriot movement of the 1990s which birthed the 'conspiracy' movement of today- Or the UFO craze of old... The book is decent enough and has quite a bit of information which I personally wasnt aware of.

That aside- The narrator.... This guy actually sounds like Bill Cooper- He must have spent an amazing amount of time getting everything correct about the way Cooper spoke- And its eerie. At times it sounds like you're actually listening to Cooper. The inflection in his voice, the way he forms his sentence structure or highlights certain syllables, the places he pauses at- Its almost a perfect 1:1 of Bill Cooper.

My wife and I listened to this in awe- She even commented that at times you would almost think you would forget that you were hearing the quotes by Cooper read by someone else- And not a recording of Cooper himself.

The narrator is downright amazing and made this entire story really work.

This is one of the few exceptions where the audiobook will be superior to the printed copy.

-Again, the story was well researched and written well enough... But that narrator...

insight into bill cooper

having read coopers book, and seen videos of him, I was surprised at the other side of bill cooper , the little known personal side. very informative not just about cooper but also our government. of course Ray porter did a great job. this book is both for those who believe conspiracy theories and those that don't understand them

great read

There was so many things I never knew about, real or conspiracy. This was a fun book with a great pace, well done.

Great insight on Bill Cooper

If you're interested in the enigma that is WIlliam Cooper, then get this book. The author was pretty objective overall. Not so condescending as others may have pointed out.

Excellent combination of story and narration

This is a fascinating tale that explains a lot about the modern American mental framework in an eloquent and entertaining way. I thought the chapters on Cooper’s influence on hip hop were particularly interesting, but the narrative is so wide ranging it feels really epic.

Also, the narration is top notch. The narrator does such a good job of conveying the proper emotion and inflection of the story that I thought he might be the author at first. This was a real pleasure to listen to.

Having read ‘Behold a Pale Horse’ and several other similar UFO books like ‘The Mothman Prophecies’ by John Keel, or even ‘Chaos’ the recent (and decent) book about the Manson murders, I was worried that this book would focus too much on the author’s experience researching the book at best or just be incomprehensible at worst. It was neither. This is a very well written biography and when the author interjects to describe interviews, etc, it is always concise and adds to the story. Can’t recommend this one enough!

William Cooper

Some events covered in the story are happening now. 2nd amendment rights are being discussed by people that don't know which end goes bang...