Knights of the Golden Circle [electronic resource] : secret empire, southern secession, Civil War / David C. Keehn.
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TextSeries: Conflicting worldsPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013.Description: vii, 308 p. : illSubject(s): - Knights of the Golden Circle -- History
- Secret societies -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Secession -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements
- 973.7/13 23
- E458.8 .K44 2013
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the shadowy knights -- Powerful antecedents -- Formal organization -- The drive for Mexico -- A regional coalition -- Transforming to secession -- The paramilitary's core -- Seizure of federal forts and arsenals -- The plot to seize the District of Columbia -- Rustling Texas out of the Union -- Spreading secession -- Call to arms -- The struggle for Kentucky -- A rejuvenated KGC?.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.