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Andrew Jackson Howell
1869–1947
Best known for writing about Wilmington, North Carolina, this early-20th-century author blended local history with a storyteller’s touch. His work ranges from a treasure tale set near the Carolina coast to a lively book about the city he knew best.
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Money Island
by Andrew Jackson Howell
About the author
Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 10, 1869, Andrew Jackson Howell Jr. was a Presbyterian minister as well as a writer with strong ties to his hometown. Public records also show that he served as Vice-Consul for the Dominican Republic in Wilmington from 1900 to 1907.
Howell is remembered chiefly for The Book of Wilmington (1930), a privately printed history of the city, and for Money Island, a work of fiction set around buried treasure near Greenville Sound. A later work, A History of First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, reflects his long connection to local religious and civic life.
He died in Wilmington on October 6, 1947. Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources available here, his surviving books suggest a writer deeply interested in place, memory, and the stories that give a community its character.