![]() Jass matured while surrounded by many of the slaves his family kept, while America began its transformation. Things were going so well that a move to the Deep South, around Atlanta, became an essential, with Jass growing up and soon accepting slaveholding as well. Soon seeing the benefit, Jackson became a slaveholder as he started a family, which included a son, Jass. ![]() ![]() While Jackson did not see the need, he was encouraged to take slaves as he set himself up to prosper in his new country. After a short time, Jackson settled in Nashville, alongside another family member whose rise to fame was in the making. When he arrived, Jackson felt the electricity of a country that had recently shed its shackles and wanted to be free. Hailing from a a Protestant family, Jackson knew he could only be safe by traveling to the recently established United States of America at the end of the 18th century. James ‘Jamie’ Jackson was a youth in an Ireland that offered no mercy for its religious minority. Collaborating with David Stevens, Haley develops a strong story that is an essential read for anyone wishing to understand just how intense things got in the South. ![]() The book proves to be an epic overview of the slave era in America, told in a multi-generational narrative that will pull the reader in while exploring a country coming of age. ![]() After reading some of Alex Haley’s other work, I could not wait to get my hands on this piece. ![]()
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