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Albert Pike: A Biography

""Albert Pike: A Biography"" by Fred W. Allsopp is a comprehensive account of the life and legacy of one of the most influential figures in American history. Albert Pike was a lawyer, journalist, soldier, and Freemason who played a key role in shaping the cultural and political landscape of the United States during the 19th century.The book traces Pike's life from his early years in New England to his later years in Arkansas, where he became a prominent figure in the state's political and cultural scene. Along the way, the author explores Pike's many accomplishments, including his work as a journalist, his service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and his leadership role in the Freemasons.Throughout the book, Allsopp provides detailed insights into Pike's personality, beliefs, and motivations, painting a vivid portrait of a complex and enigmatic figure. The author also explores the controversies surrounding Pike's life, including his alleged involvement in the Ku Klux Klan and his controversial views on race and slavery.Overall, ""Albert P

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Albert Pike A Biography

Book Source:Digital Library of India Item 2015.154033

dc.contributor.author: Fred W. Allsopp
dc.date.accessioned: 2015-07-06T19:28:02Z
dc.date.available: 2015-07-06T19:28:02Z
dc.date.digitalpublicationdate: 2004-02-12
dc.date.citation: 1928
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dc.identifier.uri: http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/154033
dc.description.numberedpages: 369
dc.description.numberedpages: 39
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dc.description.totalpages: 408
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dc.language.iso: English
dc.publisher.digitalrepublisher: Universal Digital Library
dc.publisher: Parke-harper Company
dc.rights: Copyright Protected
dc.title: Albert Pike A Biography
dc.rights.holder: Fred W. Allsopp

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Pike was the only Confederate general ever displayed outdoors in Washington, D.C., but he was not put up because he was a Confederate general. For that matter, he was a terrible general.

Pike plays an important role in R. A. Lafferty’s magnificent historical novel Okla Hannali. Partly because he promised them statehood after the war, Pike recruited 2/3 of each of the Caddos, Cherokees, Comanches, Creeks, Osages, Seminoles, Senecas, Shawnees, Wichitas, and smaller tribes to the Confederate cause. This meant that each group fought its own civil war with its U.S. contingent, and Native Americans therefore took horrific casualties during the war. According to Lafferty, Pike did this on purpose!

As a military leader, his performance at Pea Ridge, the one battle in which he commanded troops, ended in near disgrace.

After the war, according to histories of the Arkansas Ku Klux Klan written by insiders, Pike became a key leader of the Klan. Susan Lawrence Davis’s important 1924 work, Authentic History, Ku Klux Klan, 1865-1877, includes a photo of Pike at the front, showing his im