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Except for the fact that I was "fired" for writing it, The Roots of Treason was an immensely satisfying book to have written. I was a career Public Health Service officer, so technically I could not be completely fired. Excerpts of the book appeared in a Thursday edition of the Washington Post, including my accusation that Dr. Winfred Overholser, a deceased former President of the American Psychiatric Association, had committed perjury to save Ezra Pound from going to trial.

The following Monday, I was summoned to the office of the Director of St. Elizabeths Hospital, where I was working at the time. I was told that because of an unexpected "reorganization," I was no longer a Division Director but was being demoted to ward psychiatrist. The message was clear: accusations of perjury against a former President of the American Psychiatric Association would not be tolerated. The following year, I was put on a surplus list, meaning that I could be ordered to any PHS facility in the country. I began to get the feeling that I was no longer wanted.

But yes, I would certainly do it all again. To do battle with Ezra Pound's quirky character, to try to understand him within the context of his times, to have the pleasure of reading his early poetry, to read unpublished correspondence between him and literati such as Frost, Eliot, Hemingway, et al.--all these and more--was richly satisfying. Ezra Pound will remain with me much longer than the job I lost to get to know him.

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  • PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies
  • Publication date1984
  • ISBN 10 0070649839
  • ISBN 13 9780070649835
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages339
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