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Albert 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, husband, father of eight children, successful lawyer and talented Whig leader, voracious reader of fine literature, polished speaker, popular poet, and important Confederate general. After the Civil War, the economic hardships of Reconstruction forced Pike to leave Arkansas; he eventually settled in Washington, D.C., living out his last years in the Masons' House of the Temple. Elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite in 1859, a post he held for more than thirty years, he completely transformed and popularized the Masonic movement in the American South and Far West. Drawing on the copious writings of Pike, letters, original documents housed in the library of the Supreme Council, and interviews with Pike's descendants, Brown presents a thorough, impartial history of a quintessential American leader.
An examination of the Confederate general's diverse experiences, from schoolteacher to lawyer, ambassador to Mason.
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Sandra Fenton-goss
reviewed Life of Albert Pike on September 05, 2011
Life of Albert Pike
An excellent look at a mysterious, crucial period in William S. Burroughs' life and career. Especially notable is the discussion of WSB's accidental killing of his common-law wife Joan Vollmer, probably the most accurate description of this tragedy we're ever likely to get. Johnson is also good on the political disputes between Burroughs and Ginsberg and the discrepancies between Kerouac's portrayal of WSB in ON THE ROAD and the reality of WSB's life in this phase. This is also probably the best place to find a discussion of the links between Burroughs and the Bentsen, as in Lloyd Bentsen, family. Johnson also delves into the careers of some local lawmen who were apparently viewed by Burroughs as tough guys, but by others as buffoons. Johnson, a south Texas native, interviewed locals who knew Burroughs and did lots of other painstaking research and the result is a fascinating contribution to Beat lore.
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