Independence Masons
Brothers of the SquareBy Cole Rourke
Length6h
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
Length6 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1EPISODE 0 — SERIES TRAILER
2EPISODE 1 — THE GREEN DRAGON TAVERN
3EPISODE 2 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE RUNAWAY PRINTER
4EPISODE 3 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: BROTHER FRANKLIN
5EPISODE 4 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE INSTITUTION BUILDER
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6EPISODE 5 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE RECKONING
7EPISODE 6 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: PARIS
8EPISODE 7 — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE LAST CAMPAIGN
9EPISODE 8 — JOHN HANCOCK: THE MERCHANT PRINCE
10EPISODE 9 — JOHN HANCOCK: THE BOLD SIGNATURE
11EPISODE 10 — RICHARD STOCKTON: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY
12EPISODE 11 — WILLIAM HOOPER: BOTH SIDES OF THE MOB
13EPISODE 12 — GEORGE WALTON: THE ROUGH ASHLAR
14EPISODE 13 — WILLIAM WHIPPLE: THE SEA CAPTAIN
15EPISODE 14 — JOSEPH HEWES: THE MERCHANT OF EDENTON
16EPISODE 15 — JOSEPH HEWES: THE NAVY FROM NOTHING
17EPISODE 16 — ROBERT TREAT PAINE: THE BOOKISH SAILOR
18EPISODE 17 — ROBERT TREAT PAINE: THE LOSING PROSECUTOR
19EPISODE 18 — WILLIAM ELLERY: THE MAN WHO WATCHED EVERY FACE
20EPISODE 19 — MATTHEW THORNTON: THE LATE SIGNER
21EPISODE 20 — ELBRIDGE GERRY: THE STUBBORN SIGNER
22EPISODE 21 — THE CRUCIBLE IN PHILADELPHIA
23EPISODE 22 — THE BOMB DROPS AND THE STORM BEGINS
24EPISODE 23 — JEFFERSON IN THE FURNACE
25EPISODE 24 — THE DRAFT IS PRESENTED
26EPISODE 25 — THE NIGHT RODNEY RODE
27EPISODE 26 — THE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
28EPISODE 27 — TWO SIGNATURES, NOT FIFTY-SIX
29EPISODE 28 — JOHN HANCOCK: THE REPRIEVE
30EPISODE 29 — RICHARD STOCKTON: THE BILL COMES DUE
31EPISODE 30 — WILLIAM HOOPER: THE FUGITIVE YEARS
32EPISODE 31 — WILLIAM WHIPPLE: THE PROMISE DELAYED
33EPISODE 32 — JOSEPH HEWES: THE ONLY ONE WHO DIED AT HIS POST
34EPISODE 33 — ROBERT TREAT PAINE: URSUS MAJOR
35EPISODE 34 — WILLIAM ELLERY: THE MAN WHO BURNED HIS OWN PAPERS
36EPISODE 35 — MATTHEW THORNTON: AN HONEST MAN
37EPISODE 36 — GEORGE WALTON: THE FORGED LETTER
38EPISODE 37 — ELBRIDGE GERRY: THE SALAMANDER
39EPISODE 38 — CLOSING: WHAT THE STONE REMEMBERS
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