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Title: Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims by Stonewall Jackson, James I. Robertson ISBN: 1-58182-296-0 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Self Assessment Delineated by a choice of Maxims...
Comment: If you're seeking military maxims with applications in business or personal life... along the line of Sun Tzu... you won't find them here.
Unlike Lord Chesterfield's "Letters to his Son", from which many of the maxims herein were extracted, and George Washington's hand-copied "Rules of Civility...", both of which represent selections offered up as a lesson plan for the edification of youth; Jackson's collection provides a portrait of the man himself, defined by those particular guidelines he selected as necessary to fill the gaps he perceived in his social upbringing.
Jackson's well known social awkwardness and reticence in public is clearly delineated by his choices. Anyone seeking to understand Jackson will benefit from this book. However, Dr. Roberston errs by delving deeper into Chesterfield's work, and others, in seeking to add supporting text to each maxim, rather than exploring why Jackson chose it. The treasure here is not the maxim, but Jackson's selection of it.
Rating: 3
Summary: oh those contradictions!
Comment: "you may be whatever you resolve to be," said stonewall jackson. even a supporter-in-arms of an aristocratic slave-owning minority who leads millions into savagely selfish internecine warfare? i guess that's for the individual to decide, albeit long after the fact. but isn't that what makes the study of history so thought-provoking? doesn't the search for objective truth keep us looking back through the ages to figure out more about who we were then, who we are today, and what we can become once again if we're not careful? i have to believe that, given thomas jackson's strong faith in god, it wasn't long after stonewall crossed the river and sat down to rest beneath the tree that he realized he'd made a horrible horrible decision in fighting for white supremacy and the slavery of his brothers and sisters on earth. i'm sure i'll discover regrets concerning certain decisions i've made in my life. won't we all?! still, don't be fooled by romantic recreations of the past. don't be fooled.
Rating: 5
Summary: What a nice tribute to General Jackson
Comment: I really enjoyed this book. It is a great book for people that like StoneWall, or don't have a lot of time to read. ( This is a short read). StoneWalls maxims can be used today as well. This book, also gives us a better understanding of this great American Hero. ( How hard General Jackson tried to be a perfect man, shines through, with this book. One can only admire General Jackson all the more)
It is well worth the time spent reading it.
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Title: The Maxims of Robert E. Lee for Young Gentlemen by Richard G. Williams Jr., Harry W. Crocker III ISBN: 1591603870 Publisher: Xulon Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend by James I., Jr. Robertson ISBN: 0028646851 Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Beloved Bride: The Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wife by Bill Potter, Stephen Lang ISBN: 1929241631 Publisher: The Vision Forum, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: May I Quote You, Stonewall Jackson: Observations and Utterances of the South's Great Generals (May I Quote You--?,) by Randall J. Bedwell ISBN: 1888952369 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: They Called Him Stonewall by Burke Davis ISBN: 0517662043 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 06 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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