Historic Masonry : Outlines of a History of Freemasonry from the Most Ancient to Modern Times (Classic Reprint) by S. Fredrick Calhoun (2015, Trade Paperback)
Excerpt from Historic Masonry: Outlines of a History of Freemasonry From the Most Ancient to Modern Times The original design of the present work has uniformly been to arrive at truth, and is the result of considerable labor. Often times the author has attempted to verify the quaint assertion of Masonic Chronicles with undisputed historical evidence, and in no instance are traditions resting on unsubstantial ground adduced as corroborative testimony of the line of research which, after careful examination of facts, he has adopted. It may be added that mere legends or gildic tales do not appear in this book. Frequently, isolated parcels, embodied in gossiping manuscripts, have been raised to the dignity Of specific mention on account of additional attestation furnished by unequivocal authorities. In a word, the constant and invariable tendency of the author in the ensuing pages is to bring the history of the Craft down to an undisputed historical basis and in the pursuance of this object, he was frequently compelled to abandon the usual track followed by writers on this subject, and to rely upon authorities whose testimony will be accepted without suspicion of intemperate or uncritical zeal. Finally, and upon this point the author desires to be particularly understood. This work aspires only to such reliability as is usually awarded to carefully prepared histories. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Historic Masonry : Outlines of a History of Freemasonry from the Most Ancient to Modern Times (Classic Reprint)