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The Freemasons

A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society

by Jasper Ridley

A balanced general history of Freemasonry from its medieval guild origins and 1717 Grand Lodge to its political roles in Europe and the Americas, and the anti-Masonic movements and conspiracy theories it provoked. A good corrective to sensational accounts.

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