{"product_id":"secret-societies-and-clubs-in-david-luhrssen-9781598849035","title":"Secret Societies and Clubs in American History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrounded in extensive historical research, this eye-opening survey reveals the long-undervalued role secret societies have played in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmericans are fascinated by secret societies and have devoured exaggerated claims for their influence. At the same time, scholarly assessments of covert groups that have shaped American social, cultural, and political history have often undervalued their role or even questioned their existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis survey challenges both the exaggerators and the deniers. Freemasons? They may not be the hidden rulers of the world, but a significant number of America's founders were Masons. The Know Nothings? Two American presidents joined the movement. The Bohemian Grove? Republican politicians and corporate leaders really did engage in strange behavior under the redwood trees through the 20th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRevealing fascinating facts about some of the most talked-about covert societies, including the Mafia, the Skull and Bones and the Ku Klux Klan, \u003ci\u003eSecret Societies and Clubs in American History\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Luhrssen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598849034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598849035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"David Luhrssen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938580431103,"sku":"9781598849035","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_55d18d20-37af-4cb4-9d2f-7e0a27459079.jpg?v=1681436528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-societies-and-clubs-in-david-luhrssen-9781598849035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}