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Title: Poorly footnoted
Review: The main problem I noticed when I read this book is that it is poorly footnoted when Mr. Ridley attempts to dispel the "myths" and "conspiricies" of the critics of Freemasonry. He defends the Freemasons and dispels myth after myth without providing a shred of proof that the myth is a myth and that the Masons are abused. He provides plenty of footnotes in favor of Freemasonry and the claims they make; but nothing when he dispels "rumors" and "heresay". There are better books. In an attempt to write a balanced history, Mr. Ridley became a staunch supporter of Freemasonry...perhaps in fear of retaliation? Who knows. But the book, though a good read, is filled with pro-Masonic heresay passing as fact.
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