Banner of Dawn

By Francis Pio

Book Overview

She Found the Secret.

He Had to Save Her.

Together They Would Uncover America's Greatest Mystery.

As America celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, one extraordinary novel asks a question that will stop you cold: What if everything you were taught about the founding of the Republic was only half the truth?

Banner of Dawn begins on a Monday morning in Philadelphia, when Hackworth Lancaster - "Hack," a bookseller and journalist - receives an urgent summons from his childhood sweetheart, Pepper. She has uncovered something dangerous: a missing flag, stolen diaries, and a secret buried since the birth of the nation itself.

What follows is a breathless race across Philadelphia, Boston, Providence, and New York - through secret societies, blackouts, prison escapes, and a midnight rendezvous at Benjamin Franklin's grave. At its heart is a revelation that will astonish you: the first flag of the United States of America was not made in 1776. It was made in 1789, it bore twelve stars, not thirteen - and it has been hidden ever since.

Did you know that Benjamin Franklin may be the true Father of the Country? That George Washington's enslaved chef played a secret role in preserving the flag? That the Sons of Liberty never disbanded - and are watching still?

Author Francis Pio weaves these forgotten truths into a story that is equal parts thriller, love story, and history lesson - the kind that makes you set the book down and whisper, "Why didn't anyone tell me this?"

The love story between Hack and Pepper anchors all of this adventure in something deeply human. Theirs is a romance of childhood, separation, reunion, and hard-won devotion - and it gives the history emotional stakes. When dawn finally breaks over Philadelphia at the novel's close, you feel it.

Banner of Dawn is the rare novel that entertains and enlightens in equal measure. It will change the way you see America - and make you proud of what she was always meant to be.

Dawn has arrived. And it is going to be a better day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097222310X
• ISBN13: 9780972223102
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Excelsior Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"