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What did Mozart and Bach, Oscar Wilde and Anthony Trollope, George Washington and Frederick the Great, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt have in common? They were all Freemasons, a subject of endless fascination. To the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported in some popular histories to have its roots in the fabled order of the Knights Templar, or in the mysteries of the Egyptian...

"A two-hundred-year-old code devised by Thomas Jefferson becomes the key to a present-day conspiracy at the highest levels of Washington and the power elite of Palm Beach"--Provided by the publisher.

An introduction to the Masons, the oldest and largest "secret society" in the world. From the elaborate rituals and cryptic rites to the countless symbols and their meaning, get ready to learn the facts and take the mystery out of the Freemasons.

"All the myths and rumors about Masonic organizations probably have you wondering 'what do Masons really do?' Questions like this one are a natural by-product of being the oldest and largest 'secret society' in the world. This book is an ideal starting place to find answers to your questions about the secret and not-so-secret things about Freemasonry. Now in its third edition, this international best-seller peeks behind the door of your local Masonic...