A guide to the Masonic legacy in Washington, DC, just in time for publication of the new Dan Brown novel. The Masons are coming! The Masons are coming! Or, more precisely, Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol is finally on its way, and one look at the book cover, replete with Masonic symbols, confirms what has been whispered about for years – that this book will do for the Freemasons and Washington, DC, what The Da Vinci Code did for early Christian history and Paris. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Essentials of Freemasonry offers a quick run through of the beginnings of American Masonic history, much of it centered on what would become the nation's capital, and a whirlwind tour through Masonic Washington, DC. From the cornerstones of the U.S. Capitol and the White House, laid during Masonic ceremonies, to the many Masonic statues around town, to the Founding Fathers themselves, many of whom were Masons, readers will be fully prepared to take on The Lost Symbol, and solve all the puzzles Brown has in store for them.