Pilgrim's wilderness : a true story of faith and madness on the Alaska Frontier / Tom Kizzia.
(Non-fiction)
Author
Published
New York : Crown, c2013.
Format
Non-fiction
Physical Desc
xx, 309 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
Status
Benson Memorial Library
B 979.805 HALE KIZ
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B 979.805 HALE KIZ
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abusive men -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
Criminals -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
Cults -- Alaska -- McCarthy.
Dysfunctional families -- Alaska -- McCarthy.
Fundamentalists -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
Hale, Robert -- (Robert Allen), -- 1941-2008 -- Family.
Hale, Robert -- (Robert Allen), -- 1941-2008.
Incest -- Alaska -- McCarthy.
McCarthy (Alaska) -- Biography.
Pioneers -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
Criminals -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
Cults -- Alaska -- McCarthy.
Dysfunctional families -- Alaska -- McCarthy.
Fundamentalists -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
Hale, Robert -- (Robert Allen), -- 1941-2008 -- Family.
Hale, Robert -- (Robert Allen), -- 1941-2008.
Incest -- Alaska -- McCarthy.
McCarthy (Alaska) -- Biography.
Pioneers -- Alaska -- McCarthy -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Crown, c2013.
Language
English
Notes
Description
When Papa Pilgrim, his wife, and their fifteen children appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy, their new neighbors saw them as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal. But behind the family's proud piety and beautiful old-timey music lay Pilgrim's dark past: his strange connection to the Kennedy assassination and a trail of chaos and anguish that followed him from Dallas and New Mexico. Pilgrim soon sparked a tense confrontation with the National Park Service fiercely dividing the community over where a citizen&;s rights end and the government&;s power begins. As the battle grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue.
In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, veteran Alaska journalist, Tom Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kizzia, T. (2013). Pilgrim's wilderness : a true story of faith and madness on the Alaska Frontier: Tom Kizzia . Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kizzia, Tom. 2013. Pilgrim's Wilderness : A True Story of Faith and Madness On the Alaska Frontier: Tom Kizzia. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kizzia, Tom. Pilgrim's Wilderness : A True Story of Faith and Madness On the Alaska Frontier: Tom Kizzia Crown, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kizzia, Tom. Pilgrim's Wilderness : A True Story of Faith and Madness On the Alaska Frontier: Tom Kizzia Crown, 2013.
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