The Craft

How the Freemasons Made the Modern World

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<p><b>'Convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining' -</b> <i><b>Wall Street Journal</b></i><br><b><i><br>THE TIMES</i> BEST BOOKS OF 2020</b><br><b>'This book shows that, despite rumours of demon dwarfs, piano-playing crocodiles and world domination, the real story of the Freemasons is one of male eccentricity.'</b><br><b><br>'<i>The Craft</i> is a superb book that often reads like an adventure novel. It's informative, fascinating and often very funny. The depth of research is awe-inspiring, but what really makes this book is the author's visceral understanding of what constitutes a good story.' - <i>The Times </i>Book of the Week</b><br><b><br>'[John Dickie] takes on this sensational subject with a wry turn of phrase and the cool judgment of a fine historian... I enjoyed this book enormously. Dickie's gaze is both wide and penetrating. He makes a persuasive case for masonry's historic importance.' - Dominic Sandbrook, <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>'<i>The Craft</i> is a shadow history of modernity. Though more sober than most lodge meetings, it is, like its subject, ingenious and frequently bizarre... </b><b><i>The Craft</i> is well-crafted and sensible, making good use of English archives which have only recently been opened.' - <i>Spectator</i></b><br><b><i><br>***<br></i></b><br>Insiders call it 'the Craft'. <br><br>To the rest of us, Freemasonry is mysterious and suspect. Yet its story is peopled by some of the most distinguished men of the last three centuries: Winston Churchill and Walt Disney; Wolfgang Mozart and Shaquille O'Neal; Benjamin Franklin and Buzz Aldrin; Rudyard Kipling and 'Buffalo Bill' Cody; Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington.<br><br>Founded in London in 1717 as a set of character-forming ideals and a way of binding men in fellowship, Freemasonry proved so addictive that within two decades it had spread across the globe. Masonic influence became pervasive. Under George Washington, the Craft became a creed for the new American

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781473658226

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 123 x 36 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.