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Jane
Hampton Cook photo by Jennifer Davis Heffner, www.Vitaimages.com
"My
passion is to bring history to life in a way that is
real and relevant to modern readers and
viewers." |
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, including her
newest American Phoenix (May
7, 2013, Thomas
Nelson).
Jane
Hampton Cook Video Biography
White
House Experience
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.
Media
Experience
Jane is frequent guest on the Fox News
Channel and numerous other television, radio, online, and
print outlets. She has appeared in several historical
documentaries and hosted an online documentary. She is a
member of the National Press Club. www.janecook.com/news.htm.
 Books
for Adults
American
Phoenix:
John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812 and the
Exile that Saved American Independence (Spring 2013,
Thomas Nelson, subsidiary of HarperCollins)
Stories of Faith & Courage from the
Revolutionary War
(God and Country Press)
The
Faith of America’s First Ladies (AMG)
Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq &
Afghanistan (God and Country Press,
co-authored, Winner of 2010 Gold Medal from the
Military Writers Society of America and the Branson Stars
and Flag Book Award)
Books
for Children
What
Does the President Look Like? (Kane Miller)
B
is for Baylor (Big Bear Books)
Maggie
Houston (Hendrick Long)
“Mrs. Cook does not know
she is a magician. . . Amazingly I was caught up in the
sights, sounds, conversations and convictions of the
colonists . . . I thought I was there.”
Speaking
Experience
As a public speaker, she focuses on topics that transcend generations,
such
courage, freedom, founding principles, patriotism,
leadership, communication, and womanhood. Jane has spoken at the White House, Pentagon, Heritage Foundation,
Texas Book Festival, and many universities, professional
organizations, and non-profit groups.
Educational
Background
Jane received a fellowship from the Organization of American
Historians and the White House Historical Association in
2003 to conduct historical research on the White House, presidents,
and first ladies.
She can both "Sic'em" and "Gig'em," receiving a bachelor's
degree from Baylor University and a master's degree in
higher education administration from Texas A&M
University.
Family
Jane
lives with her husband and two sons in Fairfax,
Virginia.
Favorite Historical Quote
Benjamin 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.” Many
historical heroes,
such as John Quincy and Louisa Adams, have done both. Jane hopes each new book is increasingly
worth the reading, each speech worth the hearing, and each
TV segment worth remembering.
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