A.B. Meek
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Brief Biography
A.B. Meek was born in Columbia, South Carolina, but moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, when he was a child. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama before volunteering for military service in the Seminole War in Florida. He had a long career in politics and served in state legal offices, worked as a law clerk, and held positions in the Alabama state legislature. He lived in Mobile, Alabama, for nearly twenty years during this time. Meek also edited newspapers, founded The Southron, and authored works such as “The Red Eagle,” a poem centered on the Creek War of 1813. Although he published many poems and a book on Southwestern history, Meek's ambitious endeavor to write a history of Alabama remained unpublished when he died in 1865.
Publications
The Red Eagle: A Poem of the South. New York; D. Appleton & Co., 1855. Rpt. Montgomery; Paragon Press, 1914.
Romantic Passages in Southwestern History: Including Orations, Sketches, and Essays. New York, Mobile; S. H. Goetzel & Co., 1857. Rpt. Spartenburg, S.C.; Reprint Co., 1975.
Songs and Poems of the South. Mobile; S. H. Goetzel & Co., 1857.
Romantic Passages in Southwestern History: Including Orations, Sketches, and Essays. New York, Mobile; S. H. Goetzel & Co., 1857. Rpt. Spartenburg, S.C.; Reprint Co., 1975.
Songs and Poems of the South. Mobile; S. H. Goetzel & Co., 1857.
Themes
A.B. Meek was a poet interested in history. His most ambitious work was a book-length narrative poem about the Creek War of 1813. Themes of his works include history, love, and nature.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Meek, A.B., “A.B. Meek,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/634.