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Secret societies and clubs in American history

Title
Secret societies and clubs in American history / David Luhrssen.
Author
Luhrssen, David
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2015]

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Description
xxxii, 290 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"Grounded in extensive historical research, this eye-opening survey reveals the long-undervalued role secret societies have played in American history."--Amazon.com.
Subject
  • Secret societies > United States > History
  • Clubs > United States > History
  • Clubs
  • Secret societies
  • Geheimbund
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Freemasonry -- Skull and Bones -- The Know Nothings -- The Molly Maguires -- Triads and Tongs -- Knights of the Golden Circle -- The Ku Klux Klan -- The Knights of Labor -- Bohemian Club -- The Mafia -- Ordo Templi Orientis -- Christian Identity -- Scientology -- Manson Family -- Heaven's Gate -- Primary documents.
ISBN
  • 9781598849035
  • 1598849034
  • 9781598849042 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015019814
OCLC
  • ocn776495120
  • 776495120
  • SCSB-1834438
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library