Jane Hampton Cook
Best-selling author, historian, and columnist Jane Hampton Cook is known for making history both memorable and relevant to today’s news, political events, and issues of faith. A former webmaster for President George W. Bush (1998-03), Jane served two years as White House deputy director of Internet news services and three years in the Texas governor’s office. Whether speaking publicly or writing, Jane focuses on topics that transcend generations, such as courage, freedom, patriotism, leadership, communication, and womanhood. Her books deliver prolific portrayals of modern-day heroes and historic Americans, particularly the Founding Fathers and the nation’s first ladies.
Jane Hampton Cook has put as a new face on the traditional image of an American historian. Her media style is upbeat, concise, sincere, and inspiring without the monotone dryness often associated with history. She has been a guest on numerous national radio and TV programs, including Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Live Desk with Martha and Trace, America’s Newsroom, and Weekend Live on the Fox News Channel. She has also been a guest on CBN’s Newswatch, C-SPAN, the K-LOVE network, Janet Parshall’s America, Moody Broadcasting, and more than 80 radio programs throughout the United States. Her columns have been featured in The Washington Times, Boston Herald, Alexandria Times, and many other newspapers. Jane and her husband, John Kim Cook, live in Vienna, Virginia, with their two young sons.
Jane Hampton Cook’s amazing ability to bring history to life is evident through her latest book, Stories of Faith and Courage from the Revolutionary War, a 365-day digest of America’s quest for independence. One book reviewer praised her ability to “transform the theater-of-my mind” and noted: “Amazingly I was caught up in the sights, sounds, conversation and convictions of the colonists… I thought I was there.” With the pace of a novel, the book reveals the miraculous story of the American Revolution, its political struggles and military strategy from the viewpoints of George Washington, John Adams, Abigail Adams, and about 20 others who lived loudly for liberty. On July 4, 2008, this book hit #32 on Barnes and Noble and #63 on Amazon’s bestseller lists.
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Jane is a master at making connections between history and modern-day life. Her book, The Faith of America’s First Ladies, takes an insightful look at the first lady featured in an ancient proverb (Proverbs 31) and shows the poem’s relevance to womanhood today through slice-of-life stories from the nation’s first ladies. Her first book highlights an age-old quality: bravery.
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