American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities

American Freemasons: Three Centuries of Building Communities by Mark A. Tabbert

A richly illustrated history of Freemasonry in the United States. It follows the Craft from its roots in seventeenth-century Scotland and England, through the American Revolution and the great age of fraternalism, to the present day. Tabbert, a Freemason and museum historian, shows how lodges shaped community life across the country. He explains why membership rose and fell over the centuries, and what has drawn so many men to the fraternity. The book is published with the National Heritage Museum and illustrated from its collections. It makes an ideal introduction for Brethren and curious readers alike.

Hardback · 262 pages · 254 x 203 mm · ISBN 9780814782927 · New York University Press, 2005