Shadow of the sentinel
Subtitle: one man's quest to find the hidden treasure of the Confederacy
By: Warren Getler and Bob Brewer.
Contributors: Brewer, Bob.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Knights of the Golden Circle -- History.; Treasure-trove -- Southern States.; Treasure-trove -- West (U.S.); Secret societies -- Confederate States of America -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Antiquities.; Confederate States of America -- Antiquities.; Southern States -- Antiquities.; West (U.S.) -- Antiquities.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements.
Description: Explores the legacy of a Civil War-era secret society, the Knights of the Golden Circle, and describes efforts to crack the society's system of codes and symbols to identify hidden treasure sites across the American south and west.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-293) and index.