T.P. Jones, is the author of "Jackson" a fictionalized Iowa town facing a crisis: the meatpacking plant that employees many townspeople and keeps Jackson going is shutting down. The book is based on the town of Dubuque, Iowa. The story is told from varying viewpoints of Jackson’s hardworking citizens as they cope with change. It is a collection of one town’s thoughts about losing its major business, while wondering what the future holds.