Michael Karpovage
Author, Crown of Serpents
Greetings Brothers,
I'm pleased to share with you my newly published article titled "Betrayed By A Mason? The Tragic Mission of Lt. Thomas Boyd." This is an objective non-fiction article published in October 2010 issue of the The Plumbline, A Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society.
Essentially this is an in-depth assessment of one of the most heinous torture deaths in the American Revolution, but from a Freemason perspective because of what happened between enemy Freemasons. It's an exposé between the American scout Thomas Boyd, and his British adversaries Colonel John Butler and Chief Joseph Brant. It's one of those lost moments in history that I had heavily researched for my mystery thriller novel Crown of Serpents years ago and was asked by editor Michael Halleran to put together the true story in an objective historian approach. I'm hoping this article sheds further light on an extraordinary incident in both Masonic and military history between two nations in a most horrible time of war.
The PDF of the article can be downloaded here since it is too large to attach to this posting. LINK.
Do enjoy and feel feel to share the PDF or reprint for a lodge program. If you have trouble getting the PDF please email me at mkarpovage@gmail.com and I will email it back to you.
My novel Crown of Serpents is a present day mystery thriller set in upstate NY with the discovery of Lt. Boyd's campaign journal from the Sullivan Expedition of 1779. The book has been reviewed as National Treasure meets The Lost Symbol....or.... Indiana Jones meets The Godfather.
S&F,
Brother Michael
I'm pleased to share with you my newly published article titled "Betrayed By A Mason? The Tragic Mission of Lt. Thomas Boyd." This is an objective non-fiction article published in October 2010 issue of the The Plumbline, A Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society.
Essentially this is an in-depth assessment of one of the most heinous torture deaths in the American Revolution, but from a Freemason perspective because of what happened between enemy Freemasons. It's an exposé between the American scout Thomas Boyd, and his British adversaries Colonel John Butler and Chief Joseph Brant. It's one of those lost moments in history that I had heavily researched for my mystery thriller novel Crown of Serpents years ago and was asked by editor Michael Halleran to put together the true story in an objective historian approach. I'm hoping this article sheds further light on an extraordinary incident in both Masonic and military history between two nations in a most horrible time of war.
The PDF of the article can be downloaded here since it is too large to attach to this posting. LINK.
Do enjoy and feel feel to share the PDF or reprint for a lodge program. If you have trouble getting the PDF please email me at mkarpovage@gmail.com and I will email it back to you.
My novel Crown of Serpents is a present day mystery thriller set in upstate NY with the discovery of Lt. Boyd's campaign journal from the Sullivan Expedition of 1779. The book has been reviewed as National Treasure meets The Lost Symbol....or.... Indiana Jones meets The Godfather.
S&F,
Brother Michael