Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730-1840

by Steven C. Bullock

Book Overview

In the first comprehensive history of the fraternity known to outsiders primarily for its secrecy and rituals, Steven Bullock traces Freemasonry through its first century in America. He follows the order from its origins in Britain and its introduction into North America in the 1730s to its near-destruction by a massive anti-Masonic movement almost a century later and its subsequent reconfiguration into the brotherhood we know today. With a membership...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080784750X
• ISBN13: 9780807847503
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"