Title: Shadow of the sentinel
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.
Subjects: Antiquities, History, Knights of the Golden Circle, Secret societies, Treasure-trove, Underground movements, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Treasure troves, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Treasure-troves
Places: Confederate States of America, Southern States, United States, West (U.S.)
Time periods: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865