An Introduction to the Formation of Freemasonry in the United States of America : The Constellation of the Brotherhood by Larissa P . Watkins The Constellation of the Brotherhood is another stellar reference resource by bibliographer Larissa Watkins . It encompasses the developmental history of the Grand Masonic Bodies in the United States for each state . It will be a boon to researchers , Masonic libraries as well as public and university libraries and others .
The Great Transformation : Scottish Freemasonry 1725-1810 by Dr . Mark C . Wallace This book examines the structure , nature , and characteristics of Scottish Freemasonry in its wider British and European contexts between the years 1725 and 1810 . The Enlightenment effectively crafted the modern mason and propelled Freemasonry into a new era marked by growing membership and the creation of the Grand Lodge of Scotland .
Between Conflict and Conformity : Freemasonry During the Weimar Republic and the “ Third Reich ” by Ralf Melzer , Translated by Glenys A . Waldman Freemasonry during the Weimar Republic and the ‘ Third Reich ’... One might ask , “ Is that a chapter of forgotten persecution or a legend of persecution ?” After extensive research in archives in Berlin , Moscow , and Washington , D . C ., the author has determined that the answer would have to be : “ Neither , nor ; yet some of both .”
Chains of Empire : English Public Schools , Masonic Children , Historical Causality , and Imperial Clubdom by Dr . Paul Rich
The British Empire ’ s and the English public schools ’ peculiar system of rituals and rewards had more in common than has been realized . In Chains of Empire , Paul Rich related this to controversies about historical causality , morphic resonance , chaos , and the claims to influence of other bastions of the Imperial ethos .
Elixir of Empire : The English Public Schools , Ritualism , Freemasonry , and Imperialism by Dr . Paul Rich A companion volume to Chains of Empire , this work examines schooling as a political force . Explored are the ways in which the history of education contributes to political science , and the problems facing historians and educators in linking an individual ’ s education to behaviour .