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Was John Steinbeck a Freemason?

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John Steinbeck and "Timshel". I'm not usually a big flack for trumpeting "famous Freemasons." We are often too quick to pat ourselves on the back over the membership of publicly known luminaries who turned out to have left the fraternity pretty quickly after joining for one reason or another. read more

Steinbeck has the hero of 'The Winter of Our Discontent' reveal his Templar sword and uniform, while in East of Eden (1952), the main character Adam Trask is mentioned as becoming a freemason later in life. read more

Yep. He was initiated, passed, and raise as a Master Mason in Salinas Lodge No. 204. He did, later, demit. read more

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Freemasonry in "East of Eden"
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Freemasons For Dummies: John Steinbeck and "Timshel"
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John E. Steinbeck Jr.
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The Archives (Historic Salinas)
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Today in Masonic History
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