From the bestselling author of The Ascent of George Washington, a brilliantly rendered narrative of the epochal struggle in Congress that culminated in American independence.
John Ferling is Professor Emeritus of History at the State University of West Georgia. A leading authority on American Revolutionary history, he has appeared in many documentaries and has written numerous books, including Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War for Independence, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, The First of Men: A Life of George Washington, Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, and Jefferson in the American Revolution, and the award-winning A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic.
Once in a while a book comes along to remind us that ... America
more vibrant than a mere list of principles. ... The Ascent of
George Washington is just such a book
*Washington Post on THE ASCENT OF GEO WASHINGTON*
Comprehensive and engaging
*Jon Meacham on ALMOST A MIRACLE*
Arguably the best, and certainly one of the most stimulating,
single-volume histories of the American Revolution
*PW on ALMOST A MIRACLE*
Ferling vividly evokes the political turmoil of the
post-Revolutionary years. Even as he takes the Founders off their
pedestals, their accomplishments only gain in stature
*The New Yorker on A LEAP IN THE DARK*
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