Publisher Description

Writer and scholar Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) is one of the most significant names in the study of the esoteric, symbolic, and occult. His legendary book The Secret Teachings of All Ages has been an underground classic since its publication in 1928. The Secret History of America expands on that legacy, offering a collection of Hall's works-from books and journals to transcriptions of his lectures-all relating to the hidden past and unfolding future of our believed that America was gifted with a unique purpose, to explore and share principles of personal freedom, self-governance, and independent thought. PEN Award-winning historian, Mitch Horowitz has curated a powerful collection of Hall's most influential and insightful works that capture and explore these ideas. Never before collected in one volume, the material in The Secret History of America explores the rich destiny, unseen history, and hidden meaning of America.

Table of Contents

Preface: Preserving the Legacy; by Greg Salyer, President of the University of Philosophical Research INTRODUCTION Manly P. Hall's America--And Ours; by Mitch Horowitz PART ONE: ANCIENT ORIGINS 1. Ancient America 2. Traces of Freemasonry in Ancient America 3. Did the Chinese Discover America? 4. The Great League of the Iroquois 5. American Indian Ritualism 6. American Indian Symbolism PART TWO: AMERICAN DESTINY 7. The Secret Destiny of America, Part I 8. Ours Is the Blessed Land, The Secret Destiny of America, Part II 9. Mysticism of Colonial America, Part I: Society of the Mustard Seed 10. Mysticism of Colonial America, Part II: Transcendentalists of Alexandria, Athens, and Boston 11. Episodes from American History PART THREE: ICONIC EMINENCES 12. Washington's Vision at Valley Forge 13. Benjamin Franklin, The Diplomatic American 14. Andrew Jackson Davis, Great American Spiritualist 15. Albert Pike, The Plato of Freemasonry 16. New England Brahmin, Ralph Waldo Emerson AFTERWORD America's Timeless Philosopher, A Portrait of Manly P. Hall; by Basanta Koomar Roy, author of Rabindranath Tagore About Manly P. Hall and UPR About the Editor Index

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"The Secret History of America is a super-splendid collection of materials by Mr. Hall on the esoterica pertinent to our country. It is by far the most informative work on that subject and it is bound to be to the great benefit of the American people when they read it."--Stephan A. Hoeller

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A compilation of rare works on the untold history and destiny of America by acclaimed occult writer Manly P. Hall.

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"The Secret History of America is a super-splendid collection of materials by Mr. Hall on the esoterica pertinent to our country. It is by far the most informative work on that subject and it is bound to be to the great benefit of the American people when they read it."--Stephan A. Hoeller

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A compilation of rare works on the untold history and destiny of America by acclaimed occult writer Manly P. Hall.

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