Knights of the Golden Circle - Information required

[Toddy1]

Good morning my learned friends. I briefly caught a programme on the History Channel last night about Jesse James and the Knights of the Golden Circle, I was under the impression that the society disbanded in 1864.

Has anyone read any good books on the subject that they can recommend? I am after a little bit more analysis than is usually presented through Wiki, which is normally so far from the truth it is not a trust worthy source, most of the time. Especially with those subjects that are not widely known about such as this one, it is the first time I have ever heard of the KGC.

Thanks in advance
Todd

[Hollis]

I'll try to remember the names of the books. You might want to try some references about them prior the Civil War. It is not a well covered subject, being over shadowed by the war.

[Toddy1]

^^ thanks Hollis, any help would be greatly appreciated.

[2495]

Knights of the Golden Circle Treason History, Sons of Liberty, 1864 (Paperback)

http://www.amazon.com/Knights-Golden-Treason-History-Liberty/dp/0964684624

That is what you are hunting for - It is old, very old, but it is without peer in your quest for more information on this group.

[2495]

http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=cont;cc=cont;rgn=full%20text;idno=cont0001-5;didno=cont0001-5;view=image;seq=595;node=cont0001-5%3A1;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset;

Click the link and have a 5 page read.

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=ANY1772

use the page links on the left and view them one by one... clicking 'read entire text' gets a wall thats brain and eye hurting.

Hope these are of some use.

[Toddy1]

Thanks 2495 that is brilliant, the older the text the better as usually it is first hand accounts as opposed to theories and speculation of modern day investigators.

[2495]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/929322/Treason-History-of-the-Order-of-Sons-of-Liberty


Click the link and go have a read - the complete book from front to back. Well worth it. I suggest joining Scribd (free) and then down loading it.

[jetsetter]

Google Books is usually a good place to find texts that are in the public domain:

An Authentic exposition of the "K.G.C."
http://books.google.com/books?id=VfISAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Knights+of+the+Golden+Circle&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Treason history of the Order of Sons of Liberty
http://books.google.com/books?id=VKQ69_A6Z0cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Knights+of+the+Golden+Circle&cd=2#v=onepage&q=&f=false

[Toddy1]

Thanks Jetsetter, 2495 gave me the complete version of Treason history of the Order of the Sons of Liberty which I have downloaded, going to have it bound professionally.