A Great and Grateful Nation—From Grievance to Gratitude
A beautifully crafted keepsake celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
Through striking imagery, short essays, and thoughtfully chosen topics, the book brings the American Revolution to life and honors the brave men and women who shaped it. Woven throughout are powerful themes of gratitude, courage, and faith— inviting readers to consider a timeless question: Could America have become a great nation without moments of gratitude along the way?
Experience the American Revolution as never before, through a compelling blend of stunning new visuals and beloved classics, in a quick, accessible, and deeply inspiring read.
ISBN: 978-1-61715-678-6
Inside a Great and Grateful Nation
In the autumn of 1621, fifty-three Mayflower survivors sat down to eat with ninety Pokanoket men. Nearly half the ship’s passengers had died that winter. Epidemic had emptied the Pokanoket villages. Two broken communities gave thanks together for three days.
Jane Hampton Cook, whose own ancestors survived the 1622 Powhatan attack in Virginia, follows that thread forward through the Stamp Act, the Delaware crossing, Valley Forge, and the first national Thanksgiving proclamation. She does not look away from atrocity or from slavery. Instead, she asks the harder question: what becomes of a country whose citizens inherit its liberties and feel only resentment toward the people who paid for them?
Short illustrated essays carry the argument from grievance to gratitude, including what forgiving inherited wrongs would actually cost, and what refusing to costs more. The 250th anniversary arrives either way. What Americans bring to it is still undecided.
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