| President John Quincy Adams's Quarrel With The Freemasons: John Quincy Adams's Letters And Opinions Of The Masonic Institution Contributor(s): de Los Reyes, Guillermo (Introduction by), de Los Reyes, Guillermo (Editor), Adams, John Quincy, Former Ow (Author) |
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ISBN: 1935907212 ISBN-13: 9781935907213 Publisher: Westphalia Press OUR PRICE: $16.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Such was the revulsion in the United States over the purported murder of William Morgan, an upstate New Yorker who in 1826 disappeared after threatening to expose Masonic secrets, that political groups campaigned to drive Masons out of office and close down their lodges. President John Quincy Adams devoted considerable energy to the controversy, as this remarkable set of letters shows. He not only scorned Freemasonry but opposed college secret societies as well, and his feelings about secrecy continue to be of interest as in a new era we face Wikileaks and other challenges to covert activities. |