John E Ferling
John Ferling is a professor emeritus of history at the State University of West Georgia. A leading authority on American Revolutionary history, he is the author of a number of books, including Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800; The First of Men: A Life of George Washington; and the award-winning A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic. His recent work Almost a Miracle was a history bestseller.
John Ferling is a professor emeritus of history at the State University of West Georgia. A leading authority on American Revolutionary history, he is the author of a number of books, including Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800; The First of Men: A Life of George Washington; and the award-winning A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic. His recent work Almost a Miracle was a history bestseller. See less
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A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America
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by Jim80, Aug 29, 2013
John Ferling is a fine historian who has written many excellent books on various aspects of the American Revolution as well as biographies of Adams and Washington and much more. But before these fine ... Read More
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The First of Men: A Life of George Washington
It's the best!
by Jim80, Nov 29, 2007
While there are many biographies of George Washington including the multi-volume masterpiece by Freeman, it has always been difficult to capture the man and separate him from the times alone. Ferling ... Read More