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Title: The Knights of the Golden Circle
Subtitle: The History and Legacy of One of 19th Century Americas Most Notorious Secret Societies
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Colin Fluxman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-16-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
In 1934, a pair of teenagers from Baltimore by the names of Theodore Jones and Henry Grob embarked on what they thought would be another lazy summer afternoon. They popped in at the soda shop and idly browsed through the aisles of few local mom-and-pop stores, but when they could not kill their boredom, they decided to return to Grob's place for an impromptu treasure hunt. Clunky metal detectors in hand, they roamed around the backyard, discovering and delighting in odd metal knickknacks along the way. What started out as just another slow-moving summer's day turned out to be anything but when one of the detectors began to go off.
Intrigued, the pair grabbed a spade each and shoveled like their lives depended on it. What they found was none other than a rusted pot of 5,000 glittering gold coins, with the mysterious words Great Seal of the K'S of the G.C. stamped onto the edges of each token. What ensued was a bitter dispute over the ownership of said coins, one that is still raging on via the parties' descendants to this day. But who were these K's, and why was this treasure so coveted?
As it turned out, the boys had stumbled upon artifacts left over by an ambitious secret society that operated in the midst of the American Civil War, with no less an aim than to establish a brand new sovereignty composed of territories in Mexico, Central America, the Confederacy, and the Caribbean.
Members Reviews:
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
I had never heard of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The plots, meticulous symbols of secrecy, coordination throughout almost all states would make a decent plot for a mini-series.
Eh...
This was ok at best. A long-winded read, largely unsubstantiated. Seems logically plausible. However it became a who's who of any big name southerner.
Two Stars
Interesting
The history of George Washington Lafayette Bickley con artist extraordinaire
I read this e-book about the Knights of the Golden Circle because I assumed it was a history of one branch of the Ku Klux Klan. This e-book should probably be called George Washington Lafayette Bickley the story of a con artist who uses southern grievances for his own benefit. The book starts with a description of some of the grievances such as tariffs that the South had against the North. The e-book also discussed the issue nullification and president Jacksonâs response. The book indicated that several pro-slavery groups developed around 1835. After that, the book describes the life and plans of Bickley. Bickley developed the Knights of the Golden Circle with grandiose plans to take over Mexico and other areas for slavery. Iâm not sure why some of his creditors and others didnât eliminate him. The book is interesting, but I would not have read it if I had realized it was primarily about George Washington Lafayette Bickley con artist extraordinaire.
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Title: The Knights of the Golden Circle
Subtitle: The History and Legacy of One of 19th Century Americas Most Notorious Secret Societies
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Colin Fluxman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-16-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
In 1934, a pair of teenagers from Baltimore by the names of Theodore Jones and Henry Grob embarked on what they thought would be another lazy summer afternoon. They popped in at the soda shop and idly browsed through the aisles of few local mom-and-pop stores, but when they could not kill their boredom, they decided to return to Grob's place for an impromptu treasure hunt. Clunky metal detectors in hand, they roamed around the backyard, discovering and delighting in odd metal knickknacks along the way. What started out as just another slow-moving summer's day turned out to be anything but when one of the detectors began to go off.
Intrigued, the pair grabbed a spade each and shoveled like their lives depended on it. What they found was none other than a rusted pot of 5,000 glittering gold coins, with the mysterious words Great Seal of the K'S of the G.C. stamped onto the edges of each token. What ensued was a bitter dispute over the ownership of said coins, one that is still raging on via the parties' descendants to this day. But who were these K's, and why was this treasure so coveted?
As it turned out, the boys had stumbled upon artifacts left over by an ambitious secret society that operated in the midst of the American Civil War, with no less an aim than to establish a brand new sovereignty composed of territories in Mexico, Central America, the Confederacy, and the Caribbean.
Members Reviews:
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
I had never heard of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The plots, meticulous symbols of secrecy, coordination throughout almost all states would make a decent plot for a mini-series.
Eh...
This was ok at best. A long-winded read, largely unsubstantiated. Seems logically plausible. However it became a who's who of any big name southerner.
Two Stars
Interesting
The history of George Washington Lafayette Bickley con artist extraordinaire
I read this e-book about the Knights of the Golden Circle because I assumed it was a history of one branch of the Ku Klux Klan. This e-book should probably be called George Washington Lafayette Bickley the story of a con artist who uses southern grievances for his own benefit. The book starts with a description of some of the grievances such as tariffs that the South had against the North. The e-book also discussed the issue nullification and president Jacksonâs response. The book indicated that several pro-slavery groups developed around 1835. After that, the book describes the life and plans of Bickley. Bickley developed the Knights of the Golden Circle with grandiose plans to take over Mexico and other areas for slavery. Iâm not sure why some of his creditors and others didnât eliminate him. The book is interesting, but I would not have read it if I had realized it was primarily about George Washington Lafayette Bickley con artist extraordinaire.