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Revolutionary brotherhood : Freemasonry and the transformation of the American social order, 1730-1840 /
"In the first comprehensive history of the fraternity known to outsiders primarily for its secrecy and rituals. Steven Bullocks 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 n...
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©1996.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Understanding Salem Town's Fraternity
- Ch. 1. Newton and Necromancy: The Creation of the Masonic Fraternity
- Ch. 2. The Appearance of So Many Gentlemen: Masonry and Colonial Elites, 1730-1776
- Ch. 3. Where Is Honour? The Rise of Ancient Masonry, 1752-1792
- Ch. 4. According to Their Rank: Masonry and the Revolution, 1775-1792
- Ch. 5. A New Order for the Ages: Public Values, 1790-1826
- Ch. 6. An Appearance of Sanctity: Religion, 1790-1826
- Ch. 7. Preference in Many Particulars: Charity and Commerce, 1790-1826
- Ch. 8. In Almost Every Place Where Power Is of Importance: Politics, 1790-1826
- Ch. 9. Into the Secret Place: Organization and Sacrilization, 1790-1826
- Ch. 10. The Lion and the Crows: Antimasonry, 1826-1840
- Epilogue: Losing the Right to Reverence: Masonry's Decline and Revival
- A Note on Masonic Sources.