John E. Ferling
John E. Ferling | |
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 Ferling in 2015 | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Nationality | United States |
| 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
Ferling was born in 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia.[2] He grew up in Texas City, Texas.[2] He attended Sam Houston State University, and later received a master's degree in history from Baylor University.[2] Ferling taught for 39 years, mostly at the University of West Georgia. He retired from teaching to spend more time writing.[2]
Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award[3]
- Fraunces Tavern Book Award
- Outstanding Retired Faculty[4]
Publications
- The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon[5]
- Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence[6][7]
- The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution [8]
- A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America [9]
- The First of Men: A Life of George Washington[10]
- Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America [11]
- John Adams: A Life [12]
- Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution [13]
- A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic [14]
- Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 [15]
- Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free (published June 21, 2011)[16]
- Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation"*[17]
- Whirlwind: the American Revolution and the War that Won It. Bloomsbury Press. 2015. ISBN 9781620401729.
References
- ^ "Hooks Book Events – Interactive Author Programs – Washington, DC – Home". hooksbookevents.com.
- ^ a b c d "John Ferling – Biography". johnferling.com.
- ^ 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". amazon.com.
- ^ 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". amazon.com.
- ^ Ferling, John E. (2013). Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation". Bloomsbury Press. ISBN 9781608195282. OCLC 826322983.
