Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: Confederate General

Signature Lives

by Robin S. Doak

Covering important figures throughout the ages, these lively books are filled with engaging text based on primary sources and through research. The full-color images, historical photos and paintings, and detailed maps add to the books' appeal. Each book includes fascinating sidebars, the subject's life at a glance, a parallel timeline of the subject's life and world events, source notes, glossary, suggestions for further reading, and pertinent Web sites and places to visit.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is hard to write fairly about the Civil War, because it is still such an open wound in the United States. The author tries hard to be objective, but that objectivity itself can be problematic. For example, there's a side bar that says "Nearly one-third of all Southern families owned slaves." Okay, but I assume you mean "white families," because one-third to one half of Southern families were enslaved people. And it says that Jackson himself wasn't fighting to preserve slavery, but if you lead a war to defend slavery that causes the deaths of tens of thousands of people, your personal views don't really matter.