John E. Ferling

John E. Ferling
Ferling in 2015
Born	1940 (age 84–85) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
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

• Lifetime Achievement Award ^[4]
• Fraunces Tavern Book Award
• Outstanding Retired Faculty ^[5]

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

• 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]
• The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon ^[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.
• Shots Heard Round the World: America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War. 2025. ISBN   9781639730155.

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. "John Ferling – Biography". johnferling.com.
3. "Historical Hall of Fame: John E. Ferling, "
4. Professor Emeritus Receives NYC Prize. University of West Georgia (April 13, 2009)
5. "AlumniDen – Alumni Association". westga.edu.
6. 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
7. "Almost A Miracle". oup.com.
8. • Ferling, J. E. (1977). The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN   0271005149. OCLC   3088790.
9. Ferling, J.E. (1980). A wilderness of miseries: war and warriors in early America. Greenwood Press. ISBN   031322093X. OCLC   5706410.
10. Ferling, J.E.; Societies, American Council of Learned (1988), The first of men: A life of George Washington
11. 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
12. Ferling, J. (1992), John Adams: a life, Univ. of Tennessee Press, ISBN   0870497308, OCLC   243731777
13. Ferling, J.E. (2000). Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution. Oxford University Press. ISBN   0195134095. OCLC   43118302.
14. Ferling, J.E. (2003), A leap in the dark: the struggle to create the American republic, ISBN   0195159241, OCLC   51511252 , retrieved July 5, 2009
15. Ferling, J.E. (2004), Adams vs. Jefferson: the tumultuous election of 1800, ISBN   0195167716, OCLC   54959849
16. Amazon.com: The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon (9781596914650): John Ferling: Books. ISBN   1596914653.
17. Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free: John Ferling: 9781608190089: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN   1608190080.
18. Ferling, John E. (2013). Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation". Bloomsbury Press. ISBN   9781608195282. OCLC   826322983.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
  • In Depth interview with Ferling, July 5, 2009
• Ferling discusses Almost a Miracle on September 27, 2007 at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
• Official website