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KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE: SECRET EMPIRE, SOUTHERN SECESSION, CIVIL WAR

by David C. Keehn

Published by Louisiana State University Press. 2014

Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sought to establish a slave-holding empire in the "Golden Circle" region of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. vii and 308 pages including index. A few b/w illustrations.

Second printing. Dustwrapper is a littlle grubby at edges.

ISBN: 9780807150047
Stock no. 1829819

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Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Prologue: The Shadowy Knights
  • 1. Powerful Antecedents
  • 2. Formal Organisation
  • 3. The Drive for Mexico
  • 4. A Regional Coalition
  • 5. Transforming to Secession
  • 6. The Paramilitary's Core
  • 7. Seizure of Federal Forts and Arsenals
  • 8. The Plot to Seize the District of Columbia
  • 9. Rustling Texas Out of the Union
  • 10. Spreading Succession
  • 11. Call to Arms
  • 12. The Struggle for Kentucky
  • 13. A Rejuvenated KGC?
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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