History of Freemasonry Part 1 Author:Albert G. MacKey 1898. Volume 1 of 7. The history of its introduction and progress in the United States; the history of Freemasonry and the history of the A.A. Scottish Rite. This volume deals with prehistoric Masonry, with chapters entitled: tradition and history in Masonry; legendary history of Freemasonry; old manuscripts; legend of the craft; the Halliwell... more » poem and the legend; origin of the Halliwell poem; the legend, the germ of history; origin of geometry; Lamech's sons and the pillars; legends of Hermes, Nimrod, Euclid, the temple, Charles Martel and Namus Grecus, St. Alban, York; tower of Babel; extension of the art into other countries; summary of the legend of the craft; Andersonian theory, plus others. Handsomely illustrated.« less