Narrative of a Journey in the Prairie Author:Albert Pike 1835. In 1835, General Pike published this essay as a serial in the columns of his paper, "The Arkansas Advocate". In this work, General Pike relates a journey into the "great American desert" ranging somewhere near the edge of Arkansas to the west edge of the Rocky Mountains. The story he tells is perfectly the truth, and nothing is exaggerated... more » or extenuated in the narrative.« less