Award-winning author Jane Hampton Cook makes history and biographies relevant to today's news, current events, issues of faith, and modern-day life. A public speaker and frequent national media guest, Jane is the author of nine books, including her newest work, American Phoenix (May 2013) about...
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Award-winning author Jane Hampton Cook makes history and biographies relevant to today's news, current events, issues of faith, and modern-day life. A public speaker and frequent national media guest, Jane is the author of nine books, including her newest work, American Phoenix (May 2013) about John Quincy and Louisa Adams and the War of 1812. She is also a former White House webmaster. She is also the author of www.revolution240.com. Jane's film script adaptations of The Burning of the White House and American Phoenix were selected by D.C. Women in Film and Video's Spotlight on Screenwriting catalogs.Jane is the author of:The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa AdamsAmerica's Star-Spangled StoryStories of Faith and Courage from the Revolutionary WarStories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq and Afghanistan (co-author)The Faith of America's First LadiesChildren's books:What Does the President Look Like?B is for BaylorMaggie HoustonBenjamin Franklin once quipped "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do the things worth writing." Jane hopes each new book is increasingly worth the reading, each speech worth the hearing, and each TV segment worth remembering. She lives with her husband and two sons in Fairfax, Virginia. Jane is expecting her third child at the end of July 2013. www.janecook.comhttp://www.americanphoenixbook.com
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