Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the Revolutionary War (Battlefields & Blessings) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Hampton Cook
Publisher: Living Ink Books
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 97142
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 530
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0899570429
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9780899570426
ASIN: 0899570429
Publication Date: August 24, 2007
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Product Description
This daily devotional offers nourishment for the soulwith inspiration and patriotic thoughts through 365 stories
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 battlefield ^ Blessings July 19, 2008
Book is great. the seller needs to inprove shipping-book came in bent up amd wrinkled and took 2weeks to deliver. Will not buy from seller again. If this means Amazon so be it.
Jack Kershaw very disapointed on condition for a new book purchase.
History by Magic? July 9, 2008
Jane Hampton Cook does not know she is a magician. Generally, I don't like to read and history is a topic that is low on my list. I thought perhaps I could read this book since it was a gift and it had stories, essays and writings that were short, very short, which is a good recipe for me. But there were a lot of them so I began slowly. Amazingly I was caught up in the sights, sounds, conversation and convictions of the colonists in such a manner that I thought I was there.
But her tools were not secret concoctions and potions, instead she transformed the theater-of-my-mind through the writings, short writings mind you, of the colonists themselves. Not through Op-Eds but by presenting the actual words and thoughts written by those individuals who were experiencing the search of unencumbered life, simple liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Ms. Cook waved the magic wand of eye witness accounts that revealed the full spectrum of triumph, defeat and the boundless hope of those who demonstrated faith and courage in the revolutionary quest for "a separate and equal station" from England. As I followed the persevering trail of those pioneers of liberty I lost track of the shortness of the stories.
But I digress. You MUST read the book and take the journey - Abra Ka Dabra.
A Great History of the Revolutionary War June 24, 2008
Author Jane Hampton Cook provides a wonderful history of the Revolutionary War through this book. While it is formatted as a devotional with daily readings, scriptures, and prayers, it can also easily be read as a novel. Ms. Cook gives us a glimpse of what the Founding Fathers faced as they were forced to stand up and live loudly for the cause of freedom. By relying on the Founders' own writings, we get a glimpse into what they thought and felt as they came together to bring the United States of America into being. There are stories here from many of the better-known founders such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin but also glimpses of the lesser-known yet equally important individuals that made up the revolution. She also incorporates a "Sabbath Rest" at the end of each week which features an excerpt of a sermon from the period. A great book for individual or family reading.
Solid content in a digestable format June 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Each of these 365 stories pack a big punch. True stories from the Revolutionary War are told with dramatic narrative style, include historial details and deliver biblical insight. Read it and expect to be intrigued and inspired.
(no relation, maybe distant, but) A wonderful author and book February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book about six months ago and haven't put it down since. OK, I have put it down, but constantly pick it back up. It is there for when I am upset or when I am happy, when I need inspiration or when I feel inspired, and when I want to escape or want to be embraced. There are 365 different inspirational stories - one for each day. To be honest, I have cheated and read several in one day, but that is not a problem because the stories continue to inspire even when re-read. This is not just for Revolutionary War buffs or military war hawks, but for any person who wants to know what inspires Americans in any generation. Thank you, Ms. Cook.
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