Jane Hampton Cook
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John Quincy and Louisa Adams's unexpected journey that changed everything. American Phoenix is the sweeping, riveting tale of a grand historic adventure across forbidding oceans and frozen tundra-from the bustling ports and towering birches of Boston to the remote reaches of pre-Soviet Russia, from an exile in arctic St. Petersburg to resurrection and reunion among the gardens of Paris. Upon these varied landscapes this Adams and his Eve must find...
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"In 1814, Washington was set alight by the invading British, in an outrage unequaled until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. How did it happen? How did the scholarly president James Madision, "the father of the Constitution." react? And how did his socialite wife, Dolley Madison, respond to the invasion of the redcoats? Here, in The Burning of the White House, award-winning author Jane Hampton Cook brings this exciting story to life--from...
3) War of Lies
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Forgeries ~ 18th Century Style Fake News
"I do not really wish for independence. I hope there are few who do," George Washington, June 18, 1776.
Did General Washington write these words, which newspapers published? Was this propaganda and disinformation ~18th Century fake news?
If Washington didn't write these words, who had the motive and moxie to credibly pull off writing multiple forgeries in his name? Four suspects will emerge and reveal new...
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When Virginia, age 10, asks her grandfather, "who fired the first fireworks for independence?" the answer he gives is as surprising as it is delightful. First Fireworks for Independence takes young readers on a sparkling journey to Virginia, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Washington D.C., and Charleston, South Carolina.
Discover the story behind the tradition of launching fireworks for July 4 and the mysterious identity of Virginia's grandfather....
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O Say Can You See?
Georgetown lawyer Francis Scott Key did not initially support the War of 1812 against Great Britain. After all, he voted against President James Madison and his war. Instead, Key supported the Federalist Party. But after the notorious British military burned the White House and Capitol-the 9/11 of the War of 1812-Key set aside his political differences, spoke with President Madison, and answered the call to do what he could for...
