Fraternally Yours: Identify Fraternal Groups and Their Emblems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764340604)

A look at the rich and diverse heritage of American fraternal societies from the late 1800s through present times. Focusing upon larger organizations of the golden age, this book covers the basic symbols and emblems of groups as diverse as the Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Redmen, Knights of Columbus, Elks, Knights of Pythias, and even the Ku Klux Klan. Usually couched in mystical symbolism, here find images of actual medals and regalia along with period photographs and imagery from trade catalogs. Fraternally Yours opens the secretive door of fraternal societies to everyone.

Author: Peter Swift Seibert
ISBN-10: 0764340603
ISBN-13: 9780764340604
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.40w x 0.67d