P Jackson: 47 books
Science for Segregation
Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
In this fascinating examination of the intriguing but understudied period following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, John Jackson examines the scientific case aimed at dismantling the legislation.
Offering a trenchant assessment of the so-called scientific evidence, Jackson focuses...
My Father's Name
A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Armed with only early boyhood memories, Lawrence P. Jackson begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather’s old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. My Father’s Name tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at...
by Lawrence P. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
**Winner of the 2018 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work
A Washington Post Notable Book
The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally.**
Chester B. Himes has been called “one of the towering...
Social Scientists for Social Justice
Making the Case against Segregation
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
In one of the twentieth century's landmark Supreme Court cases, Brown v. Board of Education, social scientists such as Kenneth Clark helped to convince the Supreme Court Justices of the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. John P. Jackson, Jr., examines the well-known studies...
Political Agape
Christian Love and Liberal Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
What is the place of Christian love in a pluralistic society dedicated to “liberty and justice for all”? What would it mean to take both Jesus Christ and Abraham Lincoln seriously and attempt to translate love of God and neighbor into every quarter of life, including law and politics?
Timothy...
by J.P Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
A wildly imaginative and gritty new adventure from the author of horror epic "The 9th Fortress." Ham Taylor: Lost in Time is the first step in an incredible journey spanning space, time, and everything in between. When an unstoppable comet sets its sights on New York City - the time machine, and its...
by J.P Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Detective Daniel Fox has just met with a grizzly end. The dawn of his afterlife is where our story begins.
To redeem his soul and earn a place in Heaven, Daniel must first venture to the 9th Fortress: Lucifer’s primary prison in the heart of hell-fire. There the worst of the worst are contained,...
Once Upon a Rainbow
Volume One
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Your favorite stories from childhood have a new twist. Nine fairy tales of old with characters across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
Morning Star by Sydney Blackburn – Five wishes; one desire.
Fairest by K.S. Trenten – What will you change into?
Gingerbread by Riza Curtis – A night...
by Michael P. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
This book, originally published in 1974, examines the changes that took place in the market position of the coal industry in the twentieth century. It examines in detail the position of the industry during the two World Wars, the problems of the inter-war years, the effects of nationalisation and...
Who Wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?
Analyzing the Clement Clarke Moore vs. Henry Livingston Question
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Published anonymously in 1823, “The Night Before Christmas” has traditionally been attributed to Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), who included it in his Poems (1844). But descendants of Henry Livingston (1748–1828) claim that he read it to his children as his own creation long before Moore...
British Sources of Information
A Subject Guide and Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This comprehensive and versatile reference source will be a most important tool for anyone wishing to seek out information on virtually any aspect of British affairs, life and culture. The resources of a detailed bibliography, directory and journals listing are combined in this single volume, forming...
by Lawrence P. Jackson
Language: French
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Tirant le fil d'une découverte inattendue, l'auteur s'engage dans une recherche généalogique qui le mène sur les plantations de Virginie au temps des dernières années de l'esclavage. L'histoire américaine s'incarne dans les vies de ses ancêtres...
Reconstructing Security after Conflict
Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
A long-term evaluation and analysis of the UK's involvement in Sierra Leone before and after the conflict which ended in 2002. This book looks at how UK intervention moved from initial involvement through to war fighting and then post-conflict reconstruction, specifically of the security infrastructure.
by James P. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2007
"Views From the Back forty" is the author's first person story aboutrural life on what had once been the back forty acreage of a family farm. When the author and his wife purchased the land, partly for benefit of two growing sons, it gave the impression of being worn-out acreage. But after...