John E. Ferling

External videos
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

John E. Ferling
John E. Ferling
	Ferling in 2015
Born	1940; Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
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

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]^[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.