Independence Masons
Brothers of the SquareBy Cole Rourke
Length5h 12m
About this audiobook
They signed the Declaration of Independence, led troops in battle, and helped shape the United States. Many of them were Freemasons. This book tells their real stories — without the marble-statue myths.
Independence Masons: Brothers of the Square follows the gritty, often contradictory lives of the Masonic Founders who risked everything for liberty. From tavern backrooms to blood-soaked battlefields, it shows how the working tools of Freemasonry played out in the lives of men who measured principle against ambition, war, and the harsh realities of their time.
No sanitized history. No romantic fluff. Just the raw truth of brothers who helped build a nation while wrestling with the same contradictions many still face today.
If you want the honest story of the Freemasons who helped create America, told with clarity and respect for the rough ashlar, this is it.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: The Green Dragon Back Room
9Chapter 9: William Whipple – The Sea Captain General
2Chapter 2: Benjamin Franklin – The Runaway Printer Who Harnessed Lightning and Lived the Tools
10Chapter 10: Elbridge Gerry – The Stubborn Signer
3Chapter 3: John Hancock – The Bold Signature
11Chapter 11: The Crucible in Philadelphia
4Chapter 4: William Hooper – The Quiet Flipper
12Chapter 12: The Bomb Drops and the Storm Begins
5Chapter 5: Joseph Hewes – The Quiet Quaker Who Built a Navy from Nothing
13Chapter 13: Jefferson in the Furnace
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6Chapter 6: Richard Stockton – The Brutal Hit
14Chapter 14: The Draft is Presented
7Chapter 7: Matthew Thornton – The Late Signer
15Chapter 15: The Signatures
8Chapter 8: George Walton – The Rough Ashlar
16Chapter 16: The Brutal Reckoning – Aftermath, Prison, Pain, and the Long Grind
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