Kirkus Prize Amid a great collection of scholarship and narrative history on the Revolutionary War and the American struggle for independence, there is a gaping hole; one That John Ferling\'s latest book, Whirlwind, will fill.
He and his wife, Carol, live near Atlanta, Georgia..
His most recent book on American history is Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation.
He is the author of many books on American Revolutionary history, including The Ascent of George Washington
Almost a Miracle, an acclaimed military history of the War of Independence; and the award-winning A Leap in the Dark.
About the Author: John Ferling is professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia.
Combining careful scholarship, arresting detail, and illustrative storytelling, Whirlwind is a unique and compelling addition to any collection of books on the American Revolution.
Balancing social and political concerns of the period and perspectives of the average American revolutionary with a careful examination of the war itself, Ferling has crafted the ideal book for armchair military history buffs, a book about the causes of the American Revolution, the war That won it, and the meaning of the Revolution overall.
Written in Ferling\'s engaging and narrative-driven style That made books like Independence and The Ascent of George Washington critical and commercial successes, Whirlwind is a fast-paced and scrupulously told one-volume history of this epochal time.
Books chronicling the Revolution have largely ranged from multivolume tomes That appeal to scholars and the most serious general readers to microhistories That necessarily gloss over swaths of Independence-era history with only cursory treatment.
Kirkus Prize Amid a great collection of scholarship and narrative history on the Revolutionary War and the American struggle for independence, there is a gaping hole; one That John Ferling\'s latest book, Whirlwind, will fill
