John Ferling Audio Books

Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day.

Once close friends, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became bitter rivals as they fought for control of the young government.

It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought.

In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports listeners to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication.

No event in American history was more pivotal---or more furiously contested---than Congress's decision to declare independence in July 1776....