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A Deserving Brother: George Washington and Freemasonry

byMark Tabbert

Mark Tabbert examines George Washington's forty-year involvement with Freemasonry and separates documentary evidence from later myth. Lodge records, correspondence, ceremonies, objects, and public appearances reveal how Washington understood fraternity, virtue, reputation, and civic leadership. The book situates American Masonry within the revolutionary generation without claiming it secretly directed events or government. Washington's membership connected him with local and transatlantic networks while reinforcing ideals of disciplined character. Tabbert shows why Masons embraced Washington as a model “brother” and how that association shaped his public memory after death.

Publisher

University of Virginia Press

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780813947211