Jack Cashman (author)

Jack Cashman is an Irish-American author.[1][2] He has published three books, An Irish Immigrant Story, Three Steps to the Making of an Assassin, and Democracy: The Final Nail.[3][4] The first chronicles the struggles of an Irish immigrant family and Ireland's drive for independence, the second analyzes the Vietnam War's impact on two friends from a New England mill town, and the third explores the shifting principles of American democracy.[5][6][7]

Prior to becoming a novelist, Cashman served as commissioner of Maine's Department of Economic and Community Development and chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.[8][9][10]

Personal life

Cashman lives in Hampden, Maine with his wife, Betty.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Irish author shining a light on immigration". WCSH. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. ^ Nite Show Highlight: Jack Cashman, retrieved 2019-11-04
  3. ^ "Irish author shining a light on immigration". WCSH. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. ^ eyesonhollywood (2025-12-09). "Jack Cashman's New Book Is Quietly Becoming One of This Season's Most Talked-About Reads". Eyes on hollywood. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  5. ^ "Author Jack Cashman's new book "Three Steps to the Making of an Assassin" is a novel depicting two young men growing up in a New England mill town in a turbulent period". www.kake.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. ^ "Jack Cashman has written a new book on Irish immigration". WCSH. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. ^ Asylum, Warlock (2021-03-21). "Interview With Irish-American Author and Former Politician Jack Cashman". Warlock Asylum International News. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  8. ^ "Cashman gets closer to utilities position". Bangor Daily News. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  9. ^ "Retiring PUC head says there are no sources of cheap power". Bangor Daily News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  10. ^ "Cashman to speak about protecting the public interest". Lewiston Sun Journal. 2004-09-19. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  11. ^ "A 'Jack of All Trades' Turns to Writing". UMaine Alumni Association. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-11-04.