A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early America

by John Ferling

A Wilderness of War and Warriors in Early America (Contributions in Military Studies #0022) [ A Wilderness of War and Warriors in Early America (Contributions in Military Studies #0022) by Ferling, John E ( Author ) Hardcover Dec- 1980 ] Hardcover Dec- 03- 1980

Genres: History

250 pages, Hardcover

First published December 3, 1980

About the author

John E. Ferling is a professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. A leading authority on American Revolutionary history, he is the author of several books, including "A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic", "Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence", and his most recent work, "The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon". He has appeared in television documentaries on PBS, the History Channel, C-SPAN Book TV, and the Learning Channel.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exactly what it purports to be: a study of how war affected colonial society, how colonial society affected war, and colonists' attitudes towards war. Unfortunately, a dearth of source material drove Ferling to focus (too much in my opinion) on the Revolutionary era. Admittedly, I'm not sure how that could've been avoided, but it does to seem to weaken the book somewhat.