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About Jack Robinson

I am a retired U.S. Marine who, due to my college degrees, conduct research dealing with our local history within southeastern North Carolina.

I have been the subject of many southeastern newspaper and magazine articles and received numerous awards for preserving the history of southeastern North Carolina.

Currently, and mostly at my own time, labor and expense, I am locating old "endangered" cemeteries, some dating to pre-1800. I clean the over-growth of foliage, document cemetery site for protection, and maintain each cemetery the best that I can with my budget. I also present my findings to the general public and educate individuals about information that I have collected.

Over 125 veterans (many African American) from the American Civil War to Vietnam have been rediscovered and properly recognized for their sacrafices. Over seventy "Former" Slaves have been identified. Veterans laid to rest within these and other yet to be found cemeteries need to be recognized.

 
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War Correspondence!
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Official maritime letters in reference to the War of 1812. Original manuscripts in holding at National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Simbar: Freed Slave, Witness to WWII
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(E-Book) This is a story about a young slave being freed by Union Army soldiers in southeastern, North Carolina during the... More > Civil War in the spring of 1863. Events within the story are based, in part, by official reports, compiled into one singular fictional scenario, that took place in this particular region of the United States during the war.

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Captain Otway Burns And His Ship Snap Dragon
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(Paper Back) Please note: 100% of profits from the sale of this book,or any book written by Jack Robinson, goes directly to:... More > Resurrection Mission--Protecting endangered cemeteries and rediscovering our "forgotten" military Veterans.~~~~~~~~~~~~Captain Otway Burns and his ship Snap Dragon explores the legends, facts, and misguided information of Captain Otway Burns. As a native son of southeastern North Carolina he was a merchant sea Captain, highly successful War of 1812 Privateer, noted businessman, and an inventive ship builder. Later in life Burns was a strong state legislator, but like most of his life, his service to his state and country was controversial. Using fragments of information, along with long forgotten documents, compiled with material gained from located direct descendents, this book attempts to capture a more accurate description of Captain Burns' adventurous life.

If you enjoy stories of Tall Ship Naval battles or, intrigued with local legends, this book is for you. < Less
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Selected Essays: War of 1812
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(E-book version)Award winning selected papers, written by author, while attending the University of North Carolina at... More > Wilmington. Papers were presented, in part, at a symposium of the North Carolina Association of Historians and was later, as an abstract, published in their annual publications.

One essay discusses the value of the American Privateer during the War of 1812. The British Naval attack on the American Privateer vessel Armstrong is introduced as a case study. Second essay details the effectiveness of the American army and militia during the War of 1812. Book will be an interesting reading for the novice historian, people who like military history, and the advance historian.100% of sales of this book helps Resurrection Mission~~protecting endangered cemeteries and rediscovering our "forgotten" military Veterans. < Less
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(E-book version) This is a story about a young slave being freed by Union Army soldiers in southeastern, North Carolina... More > during the Civil War in the spring of 1863. Events within the story are based, in part, by official reports, compiled into one singular fictional scenario, that took place in this particular region of the United States during the war.

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Petteway Family Heritage Book
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(E-book version) This book provides geneology information dealing with a southeastern North Carolina African American... More > family-The Petteway Family of Onslow County. The grandson of former slave George Washington Petteway is currently the "keeper of history" for his family. This book goes beyond oral history of the Petteway family and incorporates official documents that substantiates the wisdom this Elder has maintained.

This is a book that will be of interest to genealogists, historians or to people who simple like to read about unique aspects of local history. It can also be used as a guide to allow other familys to reconstruct their family heritage. < Less
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War Correspondence!
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(Paperback)Official maritime letters in reference to the War of 1812. Original manuscripts in holding at National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Petteway Family Heritage Book
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(Paperback) This book provides geneology information dealing with a southeastern North Carolina African American family-The... More > Petteway Family of Onslow County. The grandson of former slave George Washington Petteway is currently the "keeper of history" for his family. This book goes beyond oral history of the Petteway family and incorporates official documents that substantiates the wisdom this Elder has maintained.

This is a book that will be of interest to genealogists, historians or to people who simple like to read about unique aspects of local history. It can also be used as a guide to allow other familys to reconstruct their family heritage. < Less
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Memories of Margaret Melinda Ford McGuire
 More Detail 		Memories of Margaret Melinda Ford McGuire By Jack Robinson, GySgt., USMC, Retired
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(E-Book version) Written history of one family from the late 1800s and into the 20th Century. Told through the words of an... More > eye witness. Margaret's notes abruptly end due to the loss, decades ago, of her last pages and comments of her diary.

This is a nice book to read while traveling or just resting. Funny in most parts but, reveals the hardships of life while growing up during the late 19th century.

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Simbar: Freed Slave; Witness to WWII
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(E-book version) This is a story about a young slave being freed by Union Army soldiers in southeastern, North Carolina... More > during the Civil War in the spring of 1863. Events within the story are based, in part, by official reports, compiled into one singular fictional scenario, that took place in this particular region of the United States during the war.

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