John E. Ferling Explained

John E. Ferling
Birth Place:	Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Other Names:	John Ferling
Known For:	American revolution historian
Occupation:	Historian, author, professor (retired 2004)
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

• 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]
• 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
• Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America
• John Adams: A Life
• Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution ^[10]
• A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic
• Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
• Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free (published June 21, 2011)^[11]
• Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation"*^[12]
• Book: Whirlwind: the American Revolution and the War that Won It. Bloomsbury Press. 2015. 9781620401729.
• Book: Apostles of Revolution: Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe. 2018. 9781632862099.
• Book: Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. 2021. 9781635572766.

External links

• • • 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hooks Book Events – Interactive Author Programs – Washington, DC – Home. hooksbookevents.com. July 5, 2009. July 11, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090711121858/http://hooksbookevents.com/articles/173/john-ferling. dead.
2. Web site: John Ferling – Biography. johnferling.com.
3. "Historical Hall of Fame: John E. Ferling, "http://virginiahistoryseries.org/vhs2_web_site_06272013_229.htm
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528043022/http://www.westga.edu/index_2106.php Professor Emeritus Receives NYC Prize
5. Web site: AlumniDen – Alumni Association. westga.edu.
6. Book: Amazon.com: The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon (9781596914650): John Ferling: Books. 1596914653 .
7. Web site: Almost A Miracle. oup.com.
8. • Book: Ferling, J. E. . The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution . Pennsylvania State University Press. 1977. 0271005149. 3088790.
9. Book: A wilderness of miseries: war and warriors in early America . Greenwood Press . 1980 . Ferling, J.E. . 031322093X . 5706410 .
10. Book: Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution . Oxford University Press . 2000 . Ferling, J.E. . 0195134095 . 43118302 .
11. Book: Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free: John Ferling: 9781608190089: Amazon.com: Books. 1608190080 .
12. Book: Ferling, John E. . Jefferson and Hamilton: "The Rivalry That Forged A Nation" . Bloomsbury Press. 2013. 9781608195282. 826322983.