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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