Stonewall Jackson
A Biography

Traces his military career very well, however does not deal with his personal or religious life as much as I would like.......more

This account of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was very illuminating but could also be very starry-eyed. It was interesting, for example, to learn about Jackson's idiosyncrasies. Jackson was apparently a hypochondriac---bringing his own food to dinner parties and always believing himself in poor health......more

With this biography, I fascinated my family with a Civil War figure from the past about whom I previously knew very little towards absolutely nothing. I was told to get this biography because of who this figure actually is. I greatly appreciate this figure's military prowess, like the other great str......more

This is probably a banned book given the current political climate in which some want to be rid of anything that puts a seemingly good light on anyone associated with slavery or the former Confederate States of America, but as a history teacher, I think there is some value in knowing about the past,......more

This Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson biography is accessible due to its compact format and its crisp writing. Very informative and far from hagiographic, it doesn't shy away from criticizing Jackson's errors, such as his stubbornness, his being prone to promote inexperienced friends over proven officers,......more