Long before the cold winter at Valley Forge, to the bleak graynessof 9-11, there have been many times when it seemed all hope waslost. Woven throughout the history of America, an unbreakablestrand of hope has pulled us through. The Strand of Hope beganlong ago, and Ruth Cooper not only identifies what and who it is,but how to connect with that hope, and let America''s DNA rebuildour faith and create a revitalized energy in our society.

Long before the cold winter at Valley Forge, to the bleak graynessof 9-11, there have been many times when it seemed all hope waslost. Woven throughout the history of America, an unbreakablestrand of hope has pulled us through. The Strand of Hope beganlong ago, and Ruth Cooper not only identifies what and who it is,but how to connect with that hope, and let America''s DNA rebuildour faith and create a revitalized energy in our society.

Long before the cold winter at Valley Forge, to the bleak graynessof 9-11, there have been many times when it seemed all hope waslost. Woven throughout the history of America, an unbreakablestrand of hope has pulled us through. The Strand of Hope beganlong ago, and Ruth Cooper not only identifies what and who it is,but how to connect with that hope, and let America''s DNA rebuildour faith and create a revitalized energy in our society.