{"product_id":"the-hidden-flame-of-freedom-ha-hale-9798270441272","title":"The Hidden Flame of Freedom: A Story of Truth, Faith, and the Rebirth of America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TRUTH THEY HIDE. THE SACRIFICE THEY ERASE. THE UNITY WE STILL DESPERATELY NEED.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerica is being torn apart-but not by who you think.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen podcaster Jake Harper inherits a locked briefcase filled with forgotten Civil War letters, census records, battlefield accounts, and suppressed data, he uncovers a truth no one is supposed to say out loud: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivision in America isn't accidental. It's engineered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a personal investigation becomes a national awakening. As Jake and his team trace the original battle over slavery, money, and political power, they discover a pattern that stretches from the plantations of 1860 to the algorithms of 2025: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tiny elite profits when Americans are taught to hate each other.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough forgotten primary sources, emotional testimonies, and explosive historical revelations, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Flame of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e exposes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe real percentage of slaveholding households-and why the \u003cstrong\u003epolitical power of the few\u003c\/strong\u003e mattered more than the number of the many\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow poor whites were economically crushed by slave labor, not benefited by it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe widows, orphans, and amputees whose sacrifices ended slavery-and why their stories were erased\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe modern industry of division: outrage algorithms, activist grifts, and political machines built on grievance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow America's shared suffering became the one story no one is allowed to tell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jake testifies before Congress in the book's shattering climax, he delivers the line already echoing across social media: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A nation built on shared sacrifice cannot survive on manufactured division. Gratitude unites. Grievance sells. And it's time we stopped buying it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you believe America is better than the forces profiting from our anger, this book will ignite something in you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history. Part thriller. Part call to courage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story we were never supposed to remember-and the one that just might save us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ha Hale,Brian Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798270441272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Ha Hale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137234120959,"sku":"9798270441272","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c2f0c62-6fb0-4196-b726-b0ae820091af.jpg?v=1770167464","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hidden-flame-of-freedom-ha-hale-9798270441272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}