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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
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Release dateJun 14, 2023
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Jane Hampton Cook
Jane Hampton Cook's passion is igniting patriotism and making American history relevant to modern life, news, current events, politics and faith. She is an award-winning screenwriter and author of 13 books, including War of Lies: When George Washington Was the Target & Propaganda Was the Crime and Stories of Faith & Courage from the Revolutionary War. She has written award-winning screenplay adaptations for two of her books. SAVING WASHINGTON placed third in ScreenCraft's drama 2018 screenwriting competition and AMERICAN PHOENIX was a top ten winner in ISA's Emerging Screenwriters contest in 2020. A national media commentator and former White House webmaster, Jane has been a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel, SKY News, C-SPAN, BBC, CD Media, WMAL, and other outlets. She has been a cast member and an on-camera storyteller for several documentaries, including Fox Nation's WHAT MADE AMERICA GREAT hosted by Brian Kilmeade, and THE FIRST AMERICAN, a film about George Washington produced by Gingrich Productions. Jane received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a master's degree from Texas A&M University. Jane lives with her husband and their sons in Centreville, Virginia. www.janecook.com.
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First Fireworks for Independence - Jane Hampton Cook
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First Fireworks for Independence:
Virginia’s Gift to America
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Jane Hampton Cook
Copyright © 2023 Jane Hampton Cook
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ISBN: 979-8-9880926-4-3
Wheelhouse Lit, Nashville, TN
Valor & Virtue Gift Books
Credits from istock images: BonneChance, Suirey, Artis777, Katsiaryna Pleshakova, Kathy Konkle, Jangeltun, Yayasya, Mary Desy, Volhah, Tab1962, Ganna Bozhko, Denys, Sayu_k and Alamy: Leandro Perin Pissolato
DEDICATION
To my sons Carson, Zachary, and Austin.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you to Marianne Martin at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for sharing the 1766 book, Artificial Fireworks, with me. Special thanks to John K. Cook for your editing prowess and
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