Born in Somerset, New Jersey, on January 5, 1779, into a patriotic family battling the British for American independence, Zebulon Montgomery Pike was weaned on heroism and love of country, a child of the Revolution and westward expansion, destined for greatness and American immortality. Colorado State University History Professor Jared Orsi’s Citizen Explorer: The Life of Zebulon Pike is the first major re-examination of the adventurer-soldier’s life since John Upton Terrell’s biograph
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