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American Freemasons ペーパーバック – 2006/10/1
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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
- 本の長さ282ページ
- 言語英語
- 発売日2006/10/1
- 寸法20.65 x 1.8 x 26.04 cm
- ISBN-100814783023
- ISBN-13978-0814783023
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“Tabbert, curator of the National Heritage Museum and master of a Masonic lodge in Massachusetts, writes from the inside out, offering an interesting overview of the history of Freemasonry and its attributes.”
-Choice, Recommended
“This beautifully-illustrated book is the best introduction to the Masonic past now available for brothers and for curious outsiders.”
-Steven C. Bullock,author of Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730–1840
“Visually, this is an attractive book: large format, profusely illustrated, just on the right side of coffee-table-ish.”
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“The real history of Freemasonry is arguably more interesting than all the tales woven about it.”
-U.S. News & World Report
“From colonial times to the present, Masons have always been central to community life in America. Mark Tabbert tells their story in a fresh and arresting way. . . . This informative and visually delightful book introduces us to a vital aspect of our nation's civic history.”
-Theda Skocpol,Harvard University
著者について
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.
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As mentioned by at least one other reviewer I did detect a slight bit of bias, but then again every author has some bias based upon experience and beliefs. However, the book provides so many references that I would have difficulty doubting the credibility. The book also provides beautiful illustrations that accent the points in the text.
My recommendation is to purchase the hardcover as this book is a beautiful bookshelf reference. Whether you are interested in the organization or just a history buff I highly recommend this work.

While the author, a Lodge Master and Masonic Museum Curator, is understandably sympathetic to his society, he pulls few punches. He is critical of a variety of internal factors and decisions in the last few decades which have contributed to the organization's membership decline. He also provides a frank and factual record (highly footnoted) of the ACTUAL genesis of Freemasonry, without reference to the later fantasies of conspiracy theorists and New Age Templar delusions.
He also explores the entire spectrum of fraternal organizations and their successes and failures. Perhaps the most interesting part of the history is the parallel growth of Prince Hall (African-American) Freemasonry.
The book is extremely well illustrated with photos, prints, and objects from the museum collection Mr. Tabbert oversees. A must read on the subject.


