Background
Ferguson, E. James was born on January 23, 1917 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Elmer Joseph Archbold and Rose Marie Ferguson.
(In The Power of the Purse, E. James Ferguson examines the...)
In The Power of the Purse, E. James Ferguson examines the intricate financial history of the American Revolution and the Confederation and connects it to political and constitutional developments in the period. Whether states or Congress should pay the debts of the Revolution and collect the taxes was a pivotal question whose solution would largely determine the country's progress toward national union. Ultimately, says Ferguson, the Revolutionary debt fulfilled an important purpose as a "bond of union." Ferguson's masterful analysis, originally published in 1961, has become a classic among the literature on the American Revolution.
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Ferguson, E. James was born on January 23, 1917 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Elmer Joseph Archbold and Rose Marie Ferguson.
Bachelor, University Washington, 1939. Master of Arts, University Washington, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1951.
Instructor University Maryland, College Park, 1947—1955, assistant professor, 1955—1962, associate professor, 1962—1964, assistant professor, extension in Europe, 1955—1957. Professor Queens College, Flushing, New York, 1964—1984, emeritus, from 1984. Visiting editor publications Institute Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1960—1961.
Editor The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784, 1968—1984, emeritus, from 1984. Delegate Istituto Internazionale Di Storia Economica, Prato, Italy, 1976. With United States Army, 1941-1945.
(The Power of the Purse:A History of American public Finan...)
(In The Power of the Purse, E. James Ferguson examines the...)
Served with United States Army, 1941-1945. Guggenheim fellow, 1963-1964.
Married Louise Anna Walker, November 12,1943. 1 child, Bruce Walker.