Title: Dark lanterns
First published: 1984
Description: The author refutes past historical theories and claims that such subversive, secret Civil War societies as the Knights of the Golden Circle, the Order of American Knights, and the Sons of Liberty were never much more than paper-based organizations with vague goals and little ability to carry them out.
Subjects: Politics and government, Secret societies, Underground movements, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Trials (Treason), History, Societies, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865
Places: United States
Time periods: 1861-1865, 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: E458.8 .K673 1984