John E. Ferling

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John E. Ferling
Ferling in 2015
Born1940
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJohn Ferling
Occupation(s)Historian, author, professor (retired 2004)
Known forAmerican revolution historian
AwardsLifetime Achievement Award / Fraunces Tavern Book Award

John E. Ferling (born 1940) is a

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
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Setting the World Ablaze, June 18, 2001, C-SPAN
video icon Booknotes interview with Ferling on Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, October 3, 2004, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Almost a Miracle, September 27, 2007, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Independence, July 27, 2011, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Jefferson and Hamilton, October 9, 2013, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Whirlwind, May 4, 2015, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Ferling on Apostles of Revolution, May 30, 2018, C-SPAN
video icon 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

  1. ^ "Hooks Book Events – Interactive Author Programs – Washington, DC – Home". hooksbookevents.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "John Ferling – Biography". johnferling.com.
  3. ^ "Historical Hall of Fame: John E. Ferling, "http://virginiahistoryseries.org/vhs2_web_site_06272013_229.htm
  4. ^ Professor Emeritus Receives NYC Prize. University of West Georgia (April 13, 2009)
  5. ^ "AlumniDen – Alumni Association". westga.edu.
  6. ISBN 1596914653
    .
  7. OCLC 85898929
    , retrieved July 5, 2009
  8. ^ "Almost A Miracle". oup.com.
  9. OCLC 3088790
    .
  10. OCLC 5706410
    .
  11. ^ Ferling, J.E.; Societies, American Council of Learned (1988), The first of men: A life of George Washington
  12. ^ 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
  13. OCLC 243731777
  14. OCLC 43118302
    .
  15. OCLC 51511252
    , retrieved July 5, 2009
  16. OCLC 54959849
  17. ISBN 1608190080
    .
  18. OCLC 826322983
    .

External links
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