Before and during the Civil War, powerful Southern forces were working to turn California into a slave state. When the war started, San Francisco business leaders and citizens were just becoming aware of the danger posed by the secretive Knights of the Golden Circle: secessionists in California who sought Confederate control over California and her wealth.
I am most fascinated by your work. This is history I've not been acquainted with; Thank you. *edit: And it occurs to me as I began to read on, that here again is mention of a 30 percent. Ironic...
Hi D4N! Thanks for reading! I grew up In California and studied California history at Berkeley but once I started really digging I have been just blown away about things I was never exposed to. So many fascinating connections. So much that explains the whole country. HCR gives us so much about the East Coast and South, but California had its own complex history and involvement in the country’s development from the Civil War on.
I am most fascinated by your work. This is history I've not been acquainted with; Thank you. *edit: And it occurs to me as I began to read on, that here again is mention of a 30 percent. Ironic...
Hi D4N! Thanks for reading! I grew up In California and studied California history at Berkeley but once I started really digging I have been just blown away about things I was never exposed to. So many fascinating connections. So much that explains the whole country. HCR gives us so much about the East Coast and South, but California had its own complex history and involvement in the country’s development from the Civil War on.
I'd bet that you've read "The Ranch Papers" ?