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_aKeehn, David C. _96865 |
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_aKnights of the Golden Circle : _bsecret empire, southern secession, Civil War / _cDavid C. Keehn. |
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_aBaton Rouge : _bLouisiana State University Press, _c2013. |
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_avii, 308 p., [12] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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| 490 | 1 | _aConflicting worlds | |
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aPrologue: 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? | |
| 520 | _aBased on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn's study provides the first 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. Keehn reveals the origins, rituals, structure, and complex history of this mysterious group, including its later involvement in the secession movement. Members supported southern governors in precipitating disunion, filled the ranks of the nascent Confederate Army, and organized rea. | ||
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_aKnights of the Golden Circle _xHistory. _96866 |
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_aSecret societies _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century. _96867 |
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_aSecession _zSouthern States _xHistory _y19th century. _96868 |
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_aGovernment, Resistance to _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century. _96869 |
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_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xSocieties, etc. _96870 |
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_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xUnderground movements. _96871 |
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