Dorx Chronicle
Special 250th Anniversary Edition
The Revolution's One-Man National Security Agency
Jean C. O'Connor restores her five-times great-grandfather, patriot and code-breaker James Lovell, to the story of American independence.
Jean C. O'Connor · Historical Novelist · Descendant of James Lovell
Quills, Ciphers & Resolve
Congress's Cryptographer draws on years of archival research into Revolutionary War intelligence and congressional records to honor the invisible patriots who secured independence.
The First Novel
The Remarkable Cause follows James as a teacher beside his Tory father at Boston Latin, then imprisoned in Boston and Halifax for spying, before he joins Congress.
NSA Public Service Medal
O'Connor accepts the honor for James Lovell from Director Gen. Paul Nakasone.
Honored by the NSA
- James Lovell inducted into the NSA's Cryptologic Hall of Honor (2023)
- NSA Public Service Medal accepted on his behalf
- Novel recognized by the National Cryptologic Museum
- Spoke at the Museum for the nation's 250th, July 2026
The patriots history forgot. The codes that won a nation.