John E Ferling

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Nationality United States Other names John Ferling		Name John Ferling

Born 1940 Charleston Occupation Historian, Author, Professor (retired 2004) Known for American revolution historian Awards Lifetime Achievement Award / Fraunces Tavern Book Award Books Almost a Miracle, Adams vs Jefferson, John Adams: A Life, The first of men, The Ascent of George Washingt
Education West Virginia University

John E. Ferling (born 1940) is a professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. As a leading historian in the American Revolution, he has appeared in television documentaries on PBS, the History Channel, C-SPAN Book TV, and the Learning Channel.

Biography

Ferling was born in 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in Texas City, Texas. He attended Sam Houston State University, and later received a master's degree in history from Baylor University. Ferling taught for 39 years, mostly at the University of West Georgia. He retired from teaching to spend more time writing.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Fraunces Tavern Book Award

Outstanding Retired Faculty

The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon

Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence

The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution

A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America

The First of Men: A Life of George Washington

Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America

John Adams: A Life

Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution

A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic

Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800

Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free (published June 21, 2011)

Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation"*

Ferling, John E. (2015). Whirlwind: the American Revolution and the War that Won It. Bloomsbury Press. ISBN 9781620401729.

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