Jean O’Connor

BOOK SIGNING

Jean O’Connor

Wheatgrass Books will host Jean O’Connor, author of The Remarkable Cause: A Novel of James Lovell and the Crucible of the Revolution, for a book signing on Saturday, May 19th at 11 am.

“A splendid book that truly brings to life our rich heritage of liberty—all the more poignant as we commemorate these historic events year-by-year on the way to celebrating the 2026 formal Semiquincentennial of these United States of America.” – Jane Lee Hamman, Montana State DAR Regent 2016-2019, sponsor of a revolutionary ancestor on Pathway of the Patriots.

Jean C. O’Connor, a high school English teacher for over thirty years, researched this story using letters, journals, and documents written by James Lovell and his contemporaries. Inspired by a few sentences in her grandmother’s journal, Jean discovered details of that time far away—yet still relevant. Images from early newspapers and pictures enliven the narrative’s pages.

She is passionate about meaningful learning experiences for students, and about working with teachers. Her work with the state teachers’ association led to her receiving the Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts Distinguished Educator Award. As an educator, she received the NCTE High School Teacher of Excellence Award 2018, one of only fourteen teachers in the country. A few lines in her grandmother’s journal inspired her interest in the story that forms the basis for The Remarkable Cause: A Novel of James Lovell and the Crucible of the Revolution.