Secrets of the tomb : Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the hidden paths of power

This is the only exposé 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. This is the only expos 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. of photos. SOC000000 The legend of the Skull and Bones -- -- 1. Pomp and circumstance : Yale's mystique -- -- 2. The society system -- -- 3. Inside headquarters -- -- 4. The initiation -- -- 5. The secrets of Skull and Bones -- -- 6. The network -- -- 7. The order -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography of selected text sources -- Index. An exposé 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. The author goes behind the secrecy and mystery of Yale's Skull and Bones society - through society documents and interviews with members - to reveal the truth about its influence and operations. She also explains why this 19th-century throwback still thrives in 21st-century America. The New Yorker writer unmasks Skull and Bones, the secret Yale society that has spawned three presidents--including both George Bushes--a major motion picture of the same name, and countless conspiracy theories. 35,000 first printing. The author unmasks Skull & Bones, the secret Yale society that has spawned three presidents--including both George Bushes--a major motion picture, and countless conspiracy theories. I am camped outside the Skull and Bones tomb during the deceptively sunny April Alumni Leadership Weekend celebrating Yale's tercentennial.