The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Introduction
In 1857, America had a newly elected president, James Buchanan. He came down to Washington DC where he stayed at the city's largest hotel. But something strange happened to him and he became violently ill. So did other people at the hotel and some of them, including high government officials, died. Was someone trying to poison the new president and his allies? Or could it have been a mysterious, unknown disease?
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Transcript
In the 19th century, secret societies were all the rage and the Knights of the Golden Circle were among the most famous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their origin and aims, their role in the Civil War, and the mysteries surrounding them.
