Famous American Freemasons: Volume 1

A book review of...

Famous American Freemasons: Volume 1
Author: Bro. Todd E. Creason

Many of the most significant men during the formative years of the United States of America were Freemasons and Brother Creason regales us with their tales in this, the first volume of Famous American Freemasons.

This is an easy to read book that thoughtfully presents over twenty-five stories about early American Brethren. Once you dive in to this book you will find it difficult to put down, I like this book for several reasons:

1. As a Canadian I am of course familiar with the basic history behind the early years of the United States, however my knowledge was quite superficial and this book really brought to life the stories and attributes of some of the most important figures of the day. Not only do you get a superb history lesson, you also get a sense of the connectedness of early North American Freemasonry despite the turbulent era.
2. This book presents stories in a biographical and historical way but doesn’t overload you with “pro-freemason propaganda” like many books tend to do. Each chapter gives a lovely historical picture followed by a few paragraphs about the fraternal ties to Freemasonry, lodges and their Masonic background.

I’d like to share with you the opening paragraph from the introduction which I feel adequately explains the purpose of this book and its nature:

"This is not a book about Freemasonry. This is a book about Freemasons. There are no Masonic secrets revealed here. There are no ancient mysteries uncovered or myths debunked. There are books like that if that is what you are interested in, but this is not one of them. This is a book about Americans – great Americans who also happened to be Freemasons. And this is also a story of American history and American culture – told through the lives and accomplishments of some of those men who molded our country, each I his own unique way."

I really enjoyed reading this book and strongly recommend it to all Brethren, especially those with an interest in early North American history and the development of freemasonry in the United States.

For more information on this book and Brother Todd E. Creason, please take a look at his website:

http://toddcreason.org/

P.S.

Brother Todd has also previously contributed to this website -- check out his fabulous article on William McKinley. His book is also available on Amazon.com.

--
Free E-mail Masonic Newsletter
If you enjoy our website and newsletter, then please e-mail your lodge Brethren and let them know about us too. Thank you!