Introduction
3
What You’re Not to Read
You don’t have to read every single part of this book. (But if
you’re like us, being told by the powers-that-be that you don’t
have to read something just ensures that you’ll read it.)
If you’re interested only in solving some fun cryptograms,
feel free to ignore the fascinating bits of secret society lore in
Chapter 1. If you already know how to solve all the different
puzzle varieties in this book, you can skip Chapter 2. And as
with all books in the For Dummies series, this one includes
gray-shaded boxes of text (called sidebars) that are filled with
fun information that’s ultimately inessential to understanding
the topic at hand.
Foolish Assumptions
As we were writing this book, we made some assumptions
about you, the reader:
✓ The conspiracy stories involve the fraternal group known
as the Freemasons, but you don’t really need to know
anything about Freemasonry to enjoy the book and its
puzzles. If you’re curious about Freemasonry, you may
want to read some of the books we suggest at the end
of Chapter 1. While you’re at it, check out Conspiracy
Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies by Christopher
Hodapp and Alice Von Kannon (Wiley).
✓ We assume you know the most basic concepts involv-
ing the American Revolutionary War and the American
War between the States (the Civil War). However, if you
want to discover more about these subjects — well, big
surprise, we have For Dummies books for that! Consider
reading U.S. History For Dummies, 2nd Edition, by Steve
Wiegand, U. S. Military History For Dummies by John C.
McManus, and The Civil War For Dummies by Keith D.
Dickson (all published by Wiley).
✓ On the puzzle-solving front, we assume only that you’re
prepared to persevere with these ciphers. Many of them
are easy to solve, but you may need a few tries to get
some of them right.
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