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American historian
John E. Ferling
Ferling in 2015
Born 1940 Nationality American Other names John Ferling Occupation(s) Historian, author, professor (retired 2004) Known for American revolution historian Awards Lifetime Achievement Award / Fraunces Tavern Book Award
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 and founding era, he has appeared in television documentaries on
PBS , the
History Channel ,
C-SPAN
Book TV , and the
Learning Channel .
[1]
Biography
John Ferling was born in 1940 in
Charleston, West Virginia .
[2] Ferling grew up in
Texas City, Texas .
[2] Ferling attended Sam Houston State University, and later received a master's degree in history from
Baylor University .
[2] He earned his Ph.D. in history from West Virginia University in 1971.
[3] John Ferling taught for 39 years, mostly at the
University of West Georgia . Ferling retired from teaching to spend more time writing.
[2]
Awards
Publications
External videos
Presentation by Ferling on Setting the World Ablaze , June 18, 2001 ,
C-SPAN
Booknotes interview with Ferling on Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 , October 3, 2004 ,
C-SPAN
Presentation by Ferling on Almost a Miracle , September 27, 2007 ,
C-SPAN
Presentation by Ferling on Independence , July 27, 2011 ,
C-SPAN
Presentation by Ferling on Jefferson and Hamilton , October 9, 2013 ,
C-SPAN
Presentation by Ferling on Whirlwind , May 4, 2015 ,
C-SPAN
Presentation by Ferling on Apostles of Revolution , May 30, 2018 ,
C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Ferling on Apostles of Revolution , August 19, 2018 ,
C-SPAN
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
[6]
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
[7]
[8]
The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution
[9]
A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America
[10]
The First of Men: A Life of George Washington
[11]
Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America
[12]
John Adams: A Life
[13]
Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution
[14]
A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic
[15]
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
[16]
Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free (published June 21, 2011)
[17]
Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation" *
[18]
Whirlwind: the American Revolution and the War that Won It . Bloomsbury Press. 2015.
ISBN
9781620401729 .
Apostles of Revolution: Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe . 2018.
ISBN
9781632862099 .
Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778–1781 . 2021.
ISBN
9781635572766 .
References
^
"Hooks Book Events – Interactive Author Programs – Washington, DC – Home" . hooksbookevents.com . Archived from
the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009 .
^
a
b
c
d
"John Ferling – Biography" . johnferling.com .
^ "Historical Hall of Fame: John E. Ferling, "
http://virginiahistoryseries.org/vhs2_web_site_06272013_229.htm
^
Professor Emeritus Receives NYC Prize . University of West Georgia (April 13, 2009)
^
"AlumniDen – Alumni Association" . westga.edu .
^ Amazon.com: The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon (9781596914650): John Ferling: Books .
ISBN
1596914653 .
^ Ferling, J.E. (2007),
Almost a miracle: the American victory in the War of Independence , Oxford University Press,
ISBN
9780195181210 ,
OCLC
85898929 , retrieved July 5, 2009
^
"Almost A Miracle" . oup.com .
^ *Ferling, J. E. (1977). The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution . Pennsylvania State University Press.
ISBN
0271005149 .
OCLC
3088790 .
^ Ferling, J.E. (1980).
A wilderness of miseries: war and warriors in early America . Greenwood Press.
ISBN
031322093X .
OCLC
5706410 .
^ Ferling, J.E.; Societies, American Council of Learned (1988), The first of men: A life of George Washington
^ Ferling, J. (1993), "Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America", America's First World War: The French and Indian War, 1754–1763 , Harlan Davidson
^ Ferling, J. (1992), John Adams: a life , Univ. of Tennessee Press,
ISBN
0870497308 ,
OCLC
243731777
^ Ferling, J.E. (2000).
Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution . Oxford University Press.
ISBN
0195134095 .
OCLC
43118302 .
^ Ferling, J.E. (2003),
A leap in the dark: the struggle to create the American republic ,
ISBN
0195159241 ,
OCLC
51511252 , retrieved July 5, 2009
^ Ferling, J.E. (2004),
Adams vs. Jefferson: the tumultuous election of 1800 ,
ISBN
0195167716 ,
OCLC
54959849
^ Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free: John Ferling: 9781608190089: Amazon.com: Books .
ISBN
1608190080 .
^ Ferling, John E. (2013). Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation" . Bloomsbury Press.
ISBN
9781608195282 .
OCLC
826322983 .
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