We are living in a time of unprecedented distrust in America. '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. A former U.S. naval intelligence worker, Milton William Cooper published his manifesto Behold A Pale Horse in 1991. 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.