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The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society

The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society

Ridley, Jasper

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistorySecret SocietiesGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 1611450101
ISBN13: 9781611450101
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: May 15 2011
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.36 Depth: 8.99
Language: English
What did Mozart and Bach, Oscar Wilde and Anthony Trollope, George Washington and Frederick the Great, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt have in common? They were all Freemasons, a secret society that has been the subject of endless fascination.

Ridley captures the organization's fundamental outlook, and its morality. What is more, he is an enchanting storyteller.--The Wall Street Journal

To the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported in some popular histories to have its roots in the fabled order of the Knights Templar, or in the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids. They evoke fears of world domination by a select few who enjoy privileged access to wealth and the levers of power. The secrecy of their rites suggests the taint of sacrilege, and their hidden loyalties are sometimes accused of undermining the workings of justice and the integrity of nations. Chapters here include:

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