Independence (78 page)

A Note on the Author

John Ferling is professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. A leading authority on American Revolutionary history, he is the author of ten books, including
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
;
The First of Men: A Life of George Washington
; the award-winning
A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic
, and the bestselling
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
. His most recent work,
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon,
was named one of the best books of 2009 by the
Washington Post
. He and his wife, Carol, live in metropolitan Atlanta.

By the Same Author

The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon

Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence

A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic

Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution

The First of Men: A Life of George Washington

Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800

John Adams: A Life

Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America

A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America

The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution

Copyright © 2011 by John Ferling

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Ferling, John E.
Independence : the struggle to set America free / John Ferling. — 1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-1-60819-008-9 (hardcover)
1. United States—Politics and government—To 1775. 2. United States—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. 3. United States—Politics and government—1775–1783. 4. United States—Politics and government—Philosophy. 5. Statesmen—United States—History—18th century. 6. Great Britain—Politics and government—1760–1789. [1. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Causes.] I. Title.
E210.F45 2011
973.3—dc22
2010049366

First published in the United States by Bloomsbury Press in 2011
This e-book edition published in 2011

E-book ISBN: 978-1-60819-380-6

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