

Historical Fiction Plus +
We'll take that! Read a sparkling review of Mountain Pine Press's publication work for our book, Eyes Everywhere. This book is exemplary in production quality and cover design. The physical materials, printing, and binding are of professional quality and traditional industry standards. The typesetting and page layout (including illustrations, images, or figures) are easy to follow, thoughtfully designed, and error free. The cover appears to be professionally designed and is compellingly related to the content/genre of the book. from Writer's Digest
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Carefully chosen for their in-depth portrayal of real historical events, grounded in research and authenticity, our books stand out for their vivid characters, lively dialogue, and intriguing settings.




Jean C. O'Connor
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Historical Novel
Based on primary source research, Congress’s Cryptographer: A Novel of James Lovell and the American Revolution is the compelling story of James Lovell, America's first Foreign Affairs Secretary, whose knowledge of cipher guides Generals Washington and Greene.
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ISBN: 979-8-9899009-0-9 (paperback)
ISBN: 979-8-9899009-2-3 (hardcover)
Colleen Clancy Hansen
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Memoir
Butte, Montana, was once the richest hill on earth, a source of amazing wealth and the copper that eventually wired America. In Destination: Butte, Montana, Colleen Clancy Hansen tells the stories of Butte's early years through the lives of her ancestors from Wales and Ireland.
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Ingram
ISBN: 978-1-59152-141-9 (paperback)
ISBN: 979-8-9899009-3-0 (hardcover)
Colleen Clancy Hansen
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Historical Novel
Colleen Clancy Hansen's historical fiction novel, Eyes Everywhere: Searching for Jewish Children, takes the reader to the precarious time of World War II. In September 1939, Peter's family races to take Peter and his sister Minna to safety. But even Dublin, Ireland, is no longer safe.
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Ingram
ISBN: 979-8-9899009-5-4 (paperback)
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Deborah A. Potee & Ruthanne Lowry Paulson
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Musical
Oh, That Dreadful Tea! A Musical about the Boston Tea Party, for grades 4 & up, is the lively creation of Deborah A. Potee, author of the script, and Ruthanne Lowry Paulson, creator of the music and lyrics for this whitty, lively musical based on historical research. Script, music, and audio to learn songs all provided. Perfect for classrooms, after-school groups, family gatherings.​
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ISBN: 979-8989900978 (paperback)
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An excellent review of Eyes Everywhere from Writer's Digest: This book presents an opportunity for armchair travel to important period locales, especially this book's topic times and places which anchor the premise and are expressed by the story. The deep, rich historical details position the reader in the setting, and themes are easy for readers to decode. The character relationships--from seeing them in action through physical presence or interiority--are some of the best parts of this story. In terms of premise, the engagement level of relationship stakes plus conflict--people being seen again or not, why someone did or did not do something, the constant facing of choices--is high. The characters are familiar, and are appropriate for the genre. Hook action is fairly gripping. The premise of character, stakes, and conflict is clear with much of it built in due to the topic; other premise components are delivered through personal growth of characters as they face themselves, others, and their environment, and these threads will engross many readers.
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James Lovell, a "Forgotten Founder" . . .
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was the Secretary of the Committee for Foreign Affairs, corresponding with Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, John Adams, and others in Europe
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met with Lafayette and other French officers
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befriended Abigail Adams in a vital correspondence
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deciphered captured messages for generals, including one from Cornwallis that revealed British weakness and assisted Washington’s vital victory at Yorktown
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Images of James Lovell’s cipher included in the novel offer a glimpse into the world of the American Revolution, where a spy, a code, or a secret could change everything.
Congress's Cryptographer:
A Novel of James Lovell and the American Revolution
(Mountain Pine Press, 2024)
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Congress's Cryptographer follows The Remarkable Cause: A Novel of James Lovell and the Crucible of the Revolution (Knox Press, 2021), the story of James Lovell's life in Boston before he served in Congress. Based on primary source research, James Lovell taught at the Boston Latin School before conflict built between Britain and her colonies. The Boston schoolteacher spent eighteen grueling months in prison in Boston and Halifax for spying before being released and joining Congress.
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See jeanoconnor.com for more about
The Remarkable Cause and order information.​

(Knox Press, Post Hill Press, 2021)

From left: General Paul Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, Jean C. O'Connor, Barbara C. Talbot, Wendy Noble, Deputy Director, National Security Agency.
James Lovell was honored with induction into the 2023 Cryptologic Hall of Honor at the National Security Agency in January, 2024, for his work deciphering British code and for promoting cipher.