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Thomas Fleming
Thomas Fleming
	Thomas Fleming in 2009
Born	Thomas James Fleming; July 5, 1927; Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2017 (aged 90); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Historian, novelist
Alma mater	St. Peter's Preparatory School; Fordham University
Notable works	The Officers' Wives; Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge
Website
	www.thomasflemingwriter.com

Thomas James Fleming (July 5, 1927 – July 23, 2017) was an American historian and historical novelist and the author of over forty nonfiction and fiction titles. His work reflects a particular interest on the American Revolution, with titles such as Liberty! The American Revolution And The Future Of America, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the History of America and Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge.

Biography

A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Fleming graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School in 1945 and from Fordham University in 1950, serving a year in the United States Navy before he started college.^[1] While in the navy, he served aboard the USS Topeka (CL-67).

Fleming served as president of the Society of American Historians and the PEN American Center. Fleming also spent ten years as chairman of the New York American Revolution Round Table and was an Honorary Member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati from 1975. He lived in New York with his wife, Alice, a writer of books for young people.^[2]

Fleming published books about various events and figures of the Revolutionary era. He also wrote about other periods of American history, and wrote over a dozen well-received novels set against various historical backgrounds. He said, "I never wanted to be an Irish-American writer, my whole idea was to get across that bridge and be an American writer".^[3]

That was my first really strong exposure to America's secular idealism. These guys have this ideal of duty, honor, country, but in the real world, in the Army, a lot of other things are going on. There's throat-cutting careerism, hostility from the civilian community, and always the possibility that at the bottom line, there's going to be a body bag.^[4]

Fleming died at his home in New York City on July 23, 2017, at the age of 90.^[5]

Bibliography

Histories

Cowpens: "Downright Fighting": the Story of Cowpens. Washington, DC: Division of Publications, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. 1988. ISBN 0912627336.
Now We Are Enemies
Beat the Last Drum: The Siege of Yorktown 1781
One Small Candle: The Pilgrims' First Year In America. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1963.
Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge. New York: Smithsonian Books/Collins. 2005. ISBN 0060829621. OCLC 61529854.
The Perils of Peace: America’s Struggle to Survive After Yorktown
The Irish-American Chronicle
The New Dealers’ War: FDR and the War Within World War II
The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I. New York: Basic. 2003. ISBN 046502467X.*
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America
Liberty! The American Revolution
The Louisiana Purchase. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. 2003. ISBN 0471267384.
The Man from Monticello: An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson
The Man Who Dared the Lightning: A New Look at Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin: A Life in His Own Words (ed.)
The Forgotten Victory: The Battle for New Jersey–1780
The First Stroke: Lexington, Concord, and the Beginning of the American Revolution
West Point: The Men and Times of the U.S. Military Academy
1776: Year of Illusions
The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers
George Washington: The General from Profiles in Leadership (ed. Walter Isaacson)
A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War. New York: Da Capo Press. 2013. ISBN 9780306821264. OCLC 808413574.
The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson That Defined a Nation. Da Capo Press. 2015. ISBN 9780306821271. OCLC 880889261.
The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution. New York: Da Capo Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-306-82496-8. OCLC 1008913772

Novels

Liberty Tavern
Dreams of Glory
The Spoils of War
Rulers of the City
A Passionate Girl
Promises to Keep
Remember The Morning
The Wages of Fame
When This Cruel War Is Over. New York: Forge. 2001. ISBN 9780812576450. OCLC 50793815.
The Secret Trial of Robert E. Lee
The Officers’ Wives
Time and Tide
Over There
Loyalties: A Novel of World War II
All Good Men
The God of Love

References

^ Mota, Caitlin. "N.J. author influenced by Jersey City politics dies at 90", The Jersey Journal, July 26, 2017. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Fleming was born in Jersey City in 1927. He graduated from St. Peter's Prep, spent one year serving in the United States Navy, and then attended Fordham University where he graduated in 1950, according to his online biography."
^ "Biography of Thomas Fleming". www.thomasflemingwriter.com.
^ http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2001/09-28/fleming ^{[dead link‍]}
^ B.U. Bridge, Volume 5, No. 2, September 28, 2001
^ "Obituary: Thomas Fleming". Legacy.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

Sources

Who's Who in America
Contemporary Authors, v. 7–8
Contemporary Literary Criticism, v. 37
B.U. Bridge newspaper, Volume 5, No. 4, 28 September 2001

External links

[1] Mota, Caitlin. "N.J. author influenced by Jersey City politics dies at 90", The Jersey Journal, July 26, 2017. Accessed July 9, 2018. "Fleming was born in Jersey City in 1927. He graduated from St. Peter's Prep, spent one year serving in the United States Navy, and then attended Fordham University where he graduated in 1950, according to his online biography."

[2] "Biography of Thomas Fleming". www.thomasflemingwriter.com.

[3] ttp://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2001/09-28/fleming ^{[dead link‍]}

[Bridge-4] B.U. Bridge, Volume 5, No. 2, September 28, 2001

[5] "Obituary: Thomas Fleming". Legacy.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

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