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Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power

This is the only expose of one of the world's most secretive and feared organizations: Yale University's nearly 200-year-old secret society, Skull and Bones. Through society documents and interviews with dozens of members, Robbins explains why this old-boy product of another time still thrives today.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 236 pages

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