| Introduction | p. xi |
| Who Are the Freemasons? | p. 1 |
| A Veil of Secrecy | p. 2 |
| A Controversial Fraternity | p. 4 |
| The Three Virtues | p. 6 |
| Landmarks of Freemasonry | p. 8 |
| Degrees | p. 10 |
| Origins of Freemasonry | p. 11 |
| The Legend of Hiram Abiff | p. 14 |
| The Knights Templar | p. 15 |
| The Crusades | p. 17 |
| Jacques de Molay | p. 19 |
| The Scottish Rite | p. 21 |
| The Halliwell Manuscript and the York Rite | p. 23 |
| Breaking New Ground | p. 24 |
| The Protestant Reformation | p. 27 |
| King Henry VIII and Freemasonry Pre-1717 | p. 28 |
| The Cooke Manuscript and the Schaw Statutes | p. 30 |
| Rebuilding London | p. 32 |
| Operative and Speculative Freemasonry | p. 33 |
| The Grand Lodge of England | p. 36 |
| Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry | p. 38 |
| Rifts in the Brotherhood | p. 40 |
| Colonial Effects on Freemasonry | p. 42 |
| Rival Unity | p. 44 |
| Vive la Masonry! | p. 47 |
| Members Only, or, How to Become a Freemason | p. 49 |
| What Qualifies a Mason? | p. 50 |
| Degrees of Freemasonry | p. 52 |
| Masonic Rituals | p. 56 |
| Initiation of the First Degree: Entered Apprentice | p. 57 |
| Obligations to the Brotherhood | p. 60 |
| Initiation of the Second Degree: Fellowcraft | p. 63 |
| The Seven Educational Steps | p. 65 |
| Initiation of the Third Degree: Master Mason | p. 67 |
| Lodges Defined | p. 70 |
| Lodges So Grand! | p. 73 |
| Proceedings Behind Closed Doors | p. 76 |
| The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite | p. 77 |
| Chapter of the Rose Croix | p. 81 |
| Council of Kadosh | p. 82 |
| Consistory Degrees and the York Rite | p. 84 |
| The Royal Arch Chapter | p. 86 |
| Council of Cryptic Masonry | p. 88 |
| Commanderies of the Knights Templar | p. 91 |
| Freemasonry Friends, Foes, and Founding Fathers | p. 94 |
| American Freemasonry | p. 95 |
| The Boston Tea Party | p. 97 |
| Founding Fathers | p. 99 |
| The William Morgan Mystery | p. 102 |
| Birth of the Anti-Masonic Party | p. 106 |
| From Franklin to Fitch | p. 108 |
| Political and Military Masons | p. 110 |
| Scientists and Aviators | p. 113 |
| Kramer Is a Mason?: Arts and Athletics | p. 114 |
| Free Thinkers | p. 117 |
| Historical Masons | p. 119 |
| Freemasonry as Religion? | p. 122 |
| The Catholic Church | p. 125 |
| Modern-Day Misunderstandings | p. 127 |
| Links to Ancient Mysteries | p. 129 |
| Anti-Masonic Sentiments Worldwide | p. 131 |
| Il Duce vs. Freemasonry | p. 133 |
| Freemasonry in Nazi Germany | p. 135 |
| A Continental Persecution | p. 138 |
| A Reverent Forger | p. 140 |
| Demystifying Freemasonry | p. 143 |
| Secret Society...or a Society of Secrets? | p. 144 |
| Freemason Phraseology | p. 146 |
| Secret Handshakes and Passwords | p. 148 |
| By The Numbers | p. 149 |
| 'Til Death Do They Part | p. 151 |
| Influences from Everywhere | p. 154 |
| Tools of the Trade | p. 155 |
| Dressing the Part | p. 158 |
| The Letter "G" | p. 160 |
| Other Significant Symbols | p. 161 |
| Masonry as a Cult | p. 163 |
| Satanic Suspicions | p. 165 |
| The Ku Klux Klan | p. 167 |
| The All-Seeing Eye | p. 169 |
| Fallen Idols | p. 170 |
| Conspiracy and the Holy Grail | p. 174 |
| The Rosslyn Chapel | p. 177 |
| A Masonic Legacy | p. 179 |
| A Legal Eagle | p. 181 |
| Albert Pike and Freemasonry | p. 182 |
| The Ghost of Lucifer | p. 184 |
| A Brief Biblical History | p. 187 |
| The Hoax of Leo Taxil | p. 190 |
| It's a Conspiracy! (Or Is It?) | p. 192 |
| The Crime of the Century: Jack the Ripper | p. 193 |
| A Man Called Sickert | p. 194 |
| A Knight in Whitechapel | p. 198 |
| Murder as Art | p. 201 |
| Sworn to Secrecy | p. 205 |
| Birth of the Enlightened Ones | p. 207 |
| Freemasons and World Domination? | p. 208 |
| The French Revolution | p. 209 |
| Mozart's Magic Flute | p. 210 |
| The Priory of Sion | p. 214 |
| Prince Hall Masonry | p. 218 |
| Charting a Course | p. 220 |
| Masons in Literature | p. 222 |
| Small-Screen Brotherhoods | p. 223 |
| Freemasons in Cinema | p. 227 |
| The Legacy of the Freemasons | p. 228 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 229 |
| Glossary | p. 233 |
| Index | p. 239 |
| About the Authors | p. 244 |
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