Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
Description |
xii, 357 p. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-332) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The masons -- 2. The heretics -- 3. The seventeenth century -- 4. Grand Lodge -- 5. The Pope's Bull -- 6. Germany and France -- 7. English Grand Lodge : 'Wilkes and liberty!' -- 8. Troubles and scandals -- 9. The American Revolution -- 10. The Magic flute -- 11. The French Revolution -- 12. Loyalist and revolutionary freemasons -- 13. Napoleon -- 14. The Restoration -- 15. The case of William Morgan -- 16. The Lautaro Lodge -- 17. The nineteenth century -- 18. The new assault on freemasonry -- 19. Freemasonry in the world -- 20. Modern freemasonry in Britain -- 21. Modern freemasonry in the United States -- 22. Are the freemasons a menace? |
Summary |
Provides an in-depth history of freemasonry, exploring the inner workings of the powerful secret society, refuting many of the myths about the order, and shedding new light on the contributions of the freemasons to world history. |
Subject |
Freemasons -- History.
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ISBN |
1559706015 |
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9781559706018 |
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1559706546 (pbk.) |
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9781559706544 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
NLGGC 236425579 |
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YDXCP 1797407 |
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NZ1 6456303 |
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AU@ 000022930649 |
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GEBAY 6765210 |
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LQU 238257 |
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