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A RAdicAl in The eAsT
This is a book that looks at Freemasonry from several perspectives: histori-cal, statistical, and sociological. Within these pages you’ll find hard-hitting analysis of contemporary Masonry and answers to these questions.
• How did solicitation help the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias with their memberships in the 20th century?
• Who was the “invisible” Masonic hero who helped shoot down ADM Yamamoto during WWII?
• Why did the York and Scottish Rites’ relative membership positions in Freemasonry switch in the 20th century?
• Which American fraternal group’s membership was 108% of Freemasonry in 1905 and 4% in 2000?
• Who was Sally Salisbury and how did she figure into Masonic toasting?
• What are the cycles of American Masonic membership?
• What do Americans tell independent polls they think about Masonry?
S. Brent Morris, Ph.D., is a mathemati-cian by training and has researched Freema-sonry since 1971 when he became a Master Mason. He worked for the federal govern-ment and taught at Duke, Johns Hopkins, and George Washington Universities. He has written scores of articles, edited dozens of volumes, and authored several important books on the Craft, including A Complete Id-iot’s Guide to Freemasonry. He is Past Master of Patmos Lodge No. 70, Ellicott City, Md., and Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, London, a 33° Inspector General Honor-ary, and recipient of the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour. Bro. Morris is a Fellow of the Philalethes Society, an honorary Fellow of the Phylaxis Society, and Grand Abbot of the Society of Blue Friars.
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