[JDPUB: 74] New Book: The Irish Ancestry of Stonewall Jackson by Steven Jackson

The Irish Ancestry of Stonewall Jackson by Steven Jackson has been published by Just Done Productions – Publishing.

For generations of Americans, “Stonewall” Jackson’s Irish ancestry has remained an intriguing mystery, and, for American Jackson family historians, his Irish great-grandfather, John Jackson, has represented both the beginning and the end of research into their Jackson lineage. Over the years, various erroneous theories have been expounded, ranging from the suggestion that “Stonewall” Jackson’s family is connected in some way with that of former American President Andrew Jackson to the idea that John Jackson was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, and was transported from London to America as a convict. This book is the authentic and definitive history of the Irish ancestry of “Stonewall” Jackson, setting the record straight as it follows the exciting, parallel achievements of two distinguished lines of the same family on both sides of the Atlantic.

As direct descendant of the Jackson main line in Ireland, the author is uniquely qualified to provide us with an authoritative account of the family’s history. Steven Jackson was born in Belfast, and is an Honorary Research Associate of Trinity College, Dublin, where he attained his Doctorate in Classics. He has written four books and over fifty articles, all of which have been internationally published. Among his hobbies he lists membership of The Sherlock Holmes Society of London and The Ocean Liner Society. Steven lives with his wife in Durban, South Africa.

A5, 192 pages includes b/w and colour photographs. R180

Keywords: Stonewall Jackson, History, Family, Genealogy, Civil War, Jackson

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