American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities

Mark A. Tabbert

ISBN 10: 0814782922 / ISBN 13: 9780814782927

Published by NYU Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities
• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814782922
• ISBN 13: 9780814782927
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 49 ounces

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Synopsis

An overview of the mysterious history of the Freemasons and their presence in American society

With over four million members worldwide, and two million in the U.S., Freemasonry is the largest fraternal organization in the world. Published in conjunction with the National Heritage Museum, this extravagantly illustrated volume offers an overview of Freemasonry’s origins in seventeenth-century Scotland and England before exploring its evolving role in American history, from the Revolution through the labor and civil rights movements, and into the twenty-first century. American Freemasons explores some of the causes for the rise and fall of membership in the fraternity and why it has attracted men in such large numbers for centuries.

American Freemasons is the perfect introduction to understanding a society that, while shrouded in mystery, has played an integral role in the lives and communities of millions of Americans.

Copublished with the National Heritage Museum.

About the Author

Mark A. Tabbert is Director of Collections at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia and the former Curator of Masonic and Fraternal Collections at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts. His work has appeared in The Northern Light, Heredom, and American Studies.