The First of Men: A Life of George Washington

Author:   John E Ferling (University of West Georgia)
Publisher:   University of Tennessee Press
ISBN:  

9780870496288


Pages:   598
Publication Date:   10 October 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John E Ferling (University of West Georgia)
Publisher:   University of Tennessee Press
Imprint:   University of Tennessee Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780870496288


ISBN 10:   087049628
Pages:   598
Publication Date:   10 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A compelling biography, judicious and searching. --Library Journal (starred review) Ferling obviously has a rare feel for the language. His prose is at times almost poetry, his re-creations of the scenes of Washington's endeavors, especially the natural surroundings in which the surveyor, the planter, and teh soldier labored, are gripping and masterful. --American Historical Review A compelling biography, judicious and searching. --Library Journal (starred review) Ferling obviously has a rare feel for the language. His prose is at times almost poetry, his re-creations of the scenes of Washington's endeavors, especially the natural surroundings in which the surveyor, the planter, and teh soldier labored, are gripping and masterful. --American Historical Review


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John Ferling is the author of nine books and numerous articles on the American Revolution and early American wars, and has appeared in four television documentaries devoted to the Revolution and the War of Independence. His book A Leap in the Dark won the Fraunces Tavern Book Award as the year's best book on the American Revolution, and Almost a Miracle was named the New York American Revolution Round Table Best Book of 2007 He lives in metropolitan Atlanta.

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