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Fraternally Yours: Identify Fraternal Groups and Their Emblems
Peter Swift Seibert
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Description for Fraternally Yours: Identify Fraternal Groups and Their Emblems
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 163 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 55.
A look at the rich and diverse heritage of American fraternal societies from the late 1800s through present times. Focusing upon larger organizations of the golden age, this book covers the basic symbols and emblems of groups as diverse as the Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Redmen, Knights of Columbus, Elks, Knights of Pythias, and even the Ku Klux Klan. Usually couched in mystical symbolism, here find images of actual medals and regalia along with period photographs and imagery from trade catalogs. Fraternally Yours opens the secretive door of fraternal societies to everyone.
A look at the rich and diverse heritage of American fraternal societies from the late 1800s through present times. Focusing upon larger organizations of the golden age, this book covers the basic symbols and emblems of groups as diverse as the Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Redmen, Knights of Columbus, Elks, Knights of Pythias, and even the Ku Klux Klan. Usually couched in mystical symbolism, here find images of actual medals and regalia along with period photographs and imagery from trade catalogs. Fraternally Yours opens the secretive door of fraternal societies to everyone.
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
557 g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764340604
SKU
V9780764340604
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Ref
99-1
About Peter Swift Seibert
Peter Swift Seibert is a historian and avid follower of fraternal societies. He has worked for museums and historical organizations throughout the mid-Atlantic and authored articles and books on historic photography, portraiture, silver furniture, and the history of the Scots-Irish.
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