John E Ferling

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1) Setting the world ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution

Author

Ferling, John E

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

xxiv, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

2) The ascent of George Washington: the hidden political genius of an American icon

Author

Ferling, John E

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

xxiii, 438 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

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Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now historian John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics, but a canny infighter--a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability. In the War of Independence, Washington...

3) A leap in the dark: the struggle to create the American republic

Author

Ferling, John E

Pub. Date

2003

Physical Desc

xv, 558 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

4) Adams vs. Jefferson: the tumultuous election of 1800

Author

Ferling, John E

Pub. Date

2004

Physical Desc

xx, 260 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.