First formed in Charleston, South Carolina, the Southern Jurisdiction of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite is now the largest and oldest group of Freemasons in the world. Its first institutional history provides a useful window on the influence of the Rite on American middle-class culture and the nation's democratic, civic, and moral values. 1997, 568 pages
- ISBN13 9781557284778
- Publish Date 1 July 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Arkansas Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 568
- Language English