Explores the true story of the family of "Papa Pilgrim" and his fifteen children, who moved to Alaska from a rich background in Texas, and at first seemed like any other American. As his new neighbors slowly found out, however, Papa Pilgrim turned out to have been somewhat insane, with connections to the FBI, the Kennedy assassination, and movie stars--and he may have been leading his family as captives of his own brand of cult.
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call number/section: 920, 921
subjects: hale, robert, (robert allen), 1941-2008, family, pioneers, biography, fundamentalists, criminals, mccarthy (alaska), abusive men, family problems, mccarthy (alaska), biography, dysfunctional families
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Kizzia, Tom
Explores the true story of the family of "Papa Pilgrim" and his fifteen children, who moved to Alaska from a rich background in Texas, and at first seemed like any other American. As his new neighbors slowly found out, however, Papa Pilgrim turned out to have been somewhat insane, with connections to the FBI, the Kennedy assassination, and movie stars--and he may have been leading his family as captives of his own brand of cult.
Schools: 2
Kizzia, Tom
Presents the true story of Papa Pilgrim, his wife, and their fifteen children, who were seen as a good Christian family when they first showed up at the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy. Explores Pilgrim's past and his possible connection to the Kennedy assassination, as well as the state of Pilgrim's family and town as they became captive to his sociopathic tendencies.
Schools: 0