Books by John (Professor of History Ferling

The dramatic contest between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; a bitterly fought election with even more surprises than Bush v. Gore; that pitted two titans of the Revolutionary era against each other and changed the course of the young nation.

It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. In 'A Leap in the Dark', historian John Ferling presents a portrait of the American Revolution.