John E. Ferling
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Written in the authoritative and narrative-driven style that has made his books critical and commercial successes, John Ferling's Whirlwind will become the definitive history of the American Revolution for our time. This master historian illuminates the years 1763 to 1783--from the end of the French and Indian War that left England triumphant in North America to the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the final departure of British troops from New...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A history of the presidential campaign follows the clash between the two candidates, Adams and Jefferson, and their different visions of the future of America, the machinations that led to Jefferson's victory, and the repercussions of the campaign.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A revisionist assessment of the first president reveals how Washington utilized persuasion, manipulation, and deniability throughout the Revolutionary War and his presidency while maintaining a public image of virtue and non-ambitious service.
Author
Publisher
Owl
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
John Ferling's masterful John Adams: A Life is the most comprehensive single-volume biography of the man who succeeded George Washington in the presidency and shepherded the fragile new nation through the most dangerous of times. Drawing on extensive research, Ferling depicts a reluctant revolutionary, a leader who was deeply troubled by the warfare that he helped to make, and a fiercely independent statesman.