Knights of the Golden Circle : secret empire, southern secession, Civil War / David C. Keehn.

Author: Keehn, David C.

Imprint:Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013.

Descriptionvii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note: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?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index.

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