![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of AmericanSphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson and Passionate Sage: The Character andLegacy of John Adams, "John Ferling tracks the careers of three leading revolutionaries in this entertaining history of the American Revolution. It tellsa fascinating story of a crucial chapter in American history, and brings thatstory to life through the experiences of three unquestioned giants of the era.Ferling shows that John Adams is perhaps the most under-appreciated hero of theAmerican Revolution, and brings Washington down from Mount Rushmore as a greatbut human figure."-Joseph J. Jefferson is down, Adams is up, Washington remains first in war, and Ferling is a clear winner for sweep and instruction."-Richard Brookhiser,author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, American, "Ferling compares and contrasts Washington with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and in so doing provides an interesting case study of the factors that enable a few remarkable men to ride the tide of history and, ultimately, to shape it."-American History, "A major work, resting on formidable and impeccable scholarship. "John Ferling places Jefferson, Adams and Washington-the bard, the workhorse, and the leader of men-in relation to the Revolution and to each other. ![]()
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