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Synopsis
Thomas J. Jackson never sought fame, but he could not escape its light when opportunity came.
Jackson was very much a man of his time, and he was not alone in this quest for personal development, but he was an earnest man with an iron resolve. Such personal discipline served him particularly well during the war that divided North and South. Although he was fatally wounded by friend fire on May 2, 1863, Jackson has continued to live in the national memory and to fascinate Americans with his remarkable achievements against incredible odds. His sobriquet "Stonewall" remains the most famous nickname in American military history.
The manner in which Jackson lived his life was heavily influenced by the popular writings of Lord Chesterfield, whose published letters to his son on self-improvement were well known in polite society. No single work - save the Bible - more influenced Jackson in his personal evolution. While he was a cadet at West Point, he began collecting maxims as part of his quest for status as a gentleman. In the mid-1850s he carefully inscribed these maxims in a personal notebook, which disappeared after his death in 1863. Subsequent generations assumed that this notebook was a casualty of time, but in the 1990s, during his research for a biography of Jackson, James I. Robertson Jr. discovered the long-lost book of maxims in the archives of Tulane University.
Jackson's maxims are reproduced here as he wrote them. Accompanying each are insights into the man. Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims includes:
- The origin of the adage
- One or more quotations that parallel the maxim
- How Jackson may have applied the idea in his own life
- How certain maxims offer insights into the mind of the man
These timeless insights offer as much to individuals today as they did when Jackson strove to integrate them into his life.
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About the Author
JAMES I. ROBERTSON JR. is Alumni Distinguished Professor in History at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is an award-winning author of the biographies of Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill and numerous books on the Civil War. His great-grandfather was a Confederate soldier and a cook for Robert E. Lee. Robertson appears frequently in Civil War programs on the Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E), the History Channel, and public television. He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Robertson...brilliantly re-creates the complex intellectual world of his subject. Note: This title received 'The Red Kepi' from the editors. -- Civil War Times October 2002
This sage group of writings, lost for years, offers an interesting insight into one of America's most influential military minds. -- Salt Lake Tribune - Sept. 1, 2002
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- PublisherCumberland House
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1581822960
- ISBN 13 9781581822960
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages160
- EditorRobertson James I.
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