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Secret societies and clubs in American history / David Luhrssen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Luhrssen, David.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clubs--United States--History.
- Clubs.
- Secret societies--United States--History.
- Secret societies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxii, 290 pages) : illustrations
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Revealing fascinating facts about some of the most talked-about covert societies, including the Mafia, the Skull and Bones and the Ku Klux Klan, this book exposes the truth about the subcultures that made their mark on some of the most important events in the nation's history and contributed to the shaping of the country itself.
- Contents:
- 1. Freemasonry
- 2. Skull and bones
- 3. The know nothings
- 4. The Molly Maguires
- 5. Triads and tongs
- 6. Knights of the golden circle
- 7. The Ku Klux Klan
- 8. The knights of labor
- 9. Bohemian club
- 10. The mafia
- 11. Ordo Templi Orientis
- 12. Christian identity
- 13. Scientology
- 14. Manson family
- 15. Heaven's gate.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216012351
- 9798216142966
- 9781598849042
- 1598849042
- OCLC:
- 921988078
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