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Jay Jackson

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Jay Jackson is an attorney in Omaha, Nebraska. He’s also a husband, dad, colonel in the Air Force Reserve, and lover of politics and history.

Prior to settling down in Nebraska, Jay spent fourteen years on active duty, earning a Master of Laws in international law and deploying to the Middle East six times.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 37 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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The Hobbit (Middle Earth, #0)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West

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Capitalism and Freedom

by Milton Friedman

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