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Author: Walter Lee Brown Publisher: University of Arkansas Press ISBN: 1682261646 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 645
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A Life of Albert Pike, originally published in 1997, is as much a study of antebellum Arkansas as it is a portrait of the former general. A native of Massachusetts, Pike settled in Arkansas Territory in 1832 after wandering the Great Plains of Texas and New Mexico for two years. In Arkansas he became a schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, Whig leader, poet, Freemason, and Confederate general who championed secession and fought against Black suffrage. During his tenure as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite—a position he held for more than thirty years beginning in 1859—Pike popularized the Masonic movement in the American South and Far West. In the wake of the Civil War, Pike left Arkansas, ultimately settling in Washington, D.C., where he lived out his last years in the Mason's House of the Temple. Drawing on original documents, Pike’s copious writings, and interviews with Pike’s descendants, Walter Lee Brown presents a fascinating personal history that also serves as a rich compendium of Arkansas’s antebellum history.
Author: Walter Lee Brown Publisher: University of Arkansas Press ISBN: 1682261646 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 645
Book Description
A Life of Albert Pike, originally published in 1997, is as much a study of antebellum Arkansas as it is a portrait of the former general. A native of Massachusetts, Pike settled in Arkansas Territory in 1832 after wandering the Great Plains of Texas and New Mexico for two years. In Arkansas he became a schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, Whig leader, poet, Freemason, and Confederate general who championed secession and fought against Black suffrage. During his tenure as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite—a position he held for more than thirty years beginning in 1859—Pike popularized the Masonic movement in the American South and Far West. In the wake of the Civil War, Pike left Arkansas, ultimately settling in Washington, D.C., where he lived out his last years in the Mason's House of the Temple. Drawing on original documents, Pike’s copious writings, and interviews with Pike’s descendants, Walter Lee Brown presents a fascinating personal history that also serves as a rich compendium of Arkansas’s antebellum history.
Author: Fred W. Allsopp Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781330585498 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 154
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Excerpt from The Life Story of Albert Pike Pike's Struggle for an Education and Desire for a Freer Life; His First Adventure in the West; Entering the Staked Plains; Following the Old Santa Fe Trail; Arrival at Fort Smith; Removal to Little Rock; His Marriage; Engages in the Practice of Law; His Oratorical Ability - His Public Service; Takes Up Arms in the War With Mexico; Duel With John Selden Roane; Service in the Confederate Army; His Work as an Author; Activities of His Later Years - His Masonic Career - Takes Up Residence in Washington City; The Wake of "The Fine Arkansas Gentleman;" The Close of an Eventful Life About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Walter Lee Brown
Author: Walter Lee Brown
Author: Fred William Allsopp
Author: Fred W. Allsopp
Author: Fred W. Allsopp
Author: Fred William Allsopp
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Author: Albert Pike