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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10048645133X
ISBN-139780486451336
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038303254
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Book TitleBavarian Illuminati in America : the New England Conspiracy Scare 1798
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFreemasonry & Secret Societies, Christian Church / History, United States / General, American Government / State
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Political Science, Social Science, History
AuthorVernon Stauffer
Book SeriesDover Books on History, Political and Social Science Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-040283
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisA conspiracy theory flourished in New England in 1798, destroying reputations and lives--but few have ever heard the story. This gripping book chronicles the rise of the Bavarian Order of Illuminists, surveying the tumultuous political, social, and religious atmosphere that allowed the organization to take root in the United States. Author Vernon Stauffer characterizes the mood in New England after the Revolutionary War, an atmosphere of religious disaffection and political confusion that fostered the development and spread of panic and hysteria. Stauffer traces the European beginnings of the Bavarian Order of Illuminists and the transmission of its legend across the Atlantic, culminating in the effects of the Illuminati agitation in New England. This strictly factual account incorporates no conjecture and is enhanced by extensive footnotes. A compelling work of forgotten history, it is an essential resource for readers interested in the origins of conspiracy theory in American social and political thought., This compelling work of forgotten history traces a secret society's rise, surveying the tumultuous political, social, and religious atmosphere that allowed a panic involving the organization to spread., A conspiracy theory flourished in New England in 1798, destroying reputations and lives -- but few have ever heard the story. This compelling work of forgotten history traces a secret society's rise, and surveys the tumultuous political, social, and religious atmosphere that allowed a panic involving the organization to spread.
LC Classification NumberHS142.S83 2006
