In the popular mind, the American Revolution was mostly about liberty and the pursuit of happiness — and the war that followed the Declaration of Independence wasn’t much of a war. We imagine toy ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Ferling’s latest venture into America’s origins opens up a new side of our country’s beginnings and the revolution never seemed so catty. With moments of exciting clarity, Ferling’s account of two of ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: John Ferling is a Professor Emeritus for History in the State University of West Georgia with 15 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2001 Speech as a ...

We probably have too many books about the Civil War and World War II, but certainly could use closer examinations of our less understood conflicts. So it is good to see several new works explore more ...

With each passing July 4, the Founders’ world fades further into the past. The march of time takes the meaning of the American Revolution with it. In “Apostles of Revolution,” historian John Ferling ...

Noted for his knowledge of the Revolutionary era, Ferling (The Ascent of George Washington) again gives us a narrative hard to surpass in fluency and authority. It covers the coming of the American ...

In the popular mind, the American Revolution was mostly about liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and the war that followed the Declaration of Independence wasn’t much of a war. We imagine toy ...

The American Revolution pitted colonists against the British Empire in a struggle that resembled David’s stand against Goliath, but it also became a global war in which Britain defied an allied ...

John Ferling, professor emeritus at the University of West Georgia, has written on topics ranging from warfare in colonial America to the lives of the Founders. The American Revolution, however, is ...