The Mysterious and Secret Order of the Knights of The Golden Circle - Paperbackby Roy William Roush Ph. D. (Author) This is an incredible story about the little known and secret order of ? The Knights of the Golden Circle? during the Civil War period, their plans to start another war, and the huge treasures they left behind. But, they had started many years before the war began with bold plans of imperialism to gain more territory for our growing nation (which brought Texas into the Union), and also with amazing plans to annex