1. [n]  a town in south central Michigan
2. [n]  capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river
3. [n]  a town in western Tennessee
4. [n]  a town in western Wyoming
5. [n]  7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
6. [n]  general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
7. [n]  United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
8. [n]  United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
9. [n]  United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
10. [n]  United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
11. [n]  English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936)

Jackson
A novel about Andrew Jackson--at least tangentially--by a writer whose last novel was about Thomas Jefferson. The story takes place in 1828, and a young expatriate biographer has come to America to write a biography of Jackson. Becoming involved in his campaign for the presidency, the writer acquires damaging letters that would affect Jackson`s candidacy.

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