Richard H. Jackson (born 1941) is a geography professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) who specializes in historical geography. He is also a charter member of the

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. Jackson holds bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU and a Ph.D. from Clark University. He has been a faculty member at BYU since 1969 and has also worked as a consultant to the

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as well as businesses and municipalities. Jackson has served as the editor of the ''Great Lakes-Rocky Mountain Geographical Journal'' and the ''Journal of Town and Country Planning Annual''. He has also served on the editorial board of the '' Journal of Cultural Geography'' and the ''Journal of Pilgrimage Studies''. Among his books are ''Genealogical Atlas of the United States'' (1976), ''The Mormon Role in the Settlement of the West'' (1978) and a large collections of works written with Llody Hudman. Jackson was also an editor of the '' Historical Atlas of Mormonism'' along with S. Kent Brown and

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. Jackson has also written numerous articles, including three for the '' Encyclopedia of Mormonism''. Jackson has also served on the Orem City Council.

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Sources

Jackson's Vita

BYU bio

list of some books by Jackson

Chapter on the "Mormon West" by Jackson
from Gary J. Hausladen's ''Western Places, American Myths''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Richard H. 1941 births American geographers Latter Day Saints from Utah Brigham Young University alumni Brigham Young University faculty Clark University alumni Living people Utah city council members People from Orem, Utah Latter Day Saints from Massachusetts