Jane Hampton Cook

National media commentator and award-winning author Jane Hampton Cook brings history and biographies to life, making them memorable and relevant to today's news, current events, politics, issues of faith, and modern-day life. Jane is the author of seven books. Jane served former President George W. Bush as a webmaster for five years, including three in the Texas governor’s office and two years in the White House as deputy director of Internet news services. Her enthusiasm for history skyrocketed when she discovered that writing historical stories for whitehouse.gov were among the site’s most popular pages. The experience cemented her decision to passionately pursue US history topics as an author.

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American Phoenix

American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams

May 27, 2013 on by

American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams

May 27, 2013 on by

Selected readings from American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the Exile that Saved American Independence John Quincy Adams Putting aside their proverbial swords, the men then enjoyed dinner. They agreed to share the newspapers that they recently received, the French Moniteur to Adams and English newspapers to Caulaincourt. “So now…

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