Whirlwind
- Author John Ferling
- Narrator Bo Foxworth
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 18 hours and 22 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre History, History of the Americas, Military history, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions.
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What to expect
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. 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. Combining careful scholarship, arresting detail, and illustrative storytelling, Whirlwind is a unique and compelling addition to any collection of books on the American Revolution.
Critics Review
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A nuanced study of the American Revolution . . . accomplished scholar [John] Ferling employs his extensive knowledge . . . A first-rate historian’s masterful touch conveys the profound changes to colonists’ ‘hearts and minds.’
Kirkus Reviews -
[A]n objective history . . . Ferling has created another accessible yet scholarly work on the American Revolution.
Library Journal -
Ferling handles the conflict’s ups and downs with a professorial ease, complemented by mastery of a broad spectrum of primary and secondary sources . . . He also excels at detailing the hammering out of governmental institutions from a kaleidoscope of provincial assemblies, town meetings, and church pulpits.
Publishers Weekly -
Ferling’s vivid descriptions will compel you to read this treasure repeatedly.
San Francisco Book Review -
[Ferling] seamlessly integrates the root causes of the American Revolution, the war that won it, and its larger meaning.
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