Thomas Fleming (historian)
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Thomas Fleming in 2009
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July 5, 1927 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Historian, Novelist |
| Notable works |
The Officers' Wives Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge |
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Thomas James Fleming (born July 5, 1927) is an American military 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.
He is the only author ever to have won main selections for the Book-of-the-Month Club in both fiction and nonfiction categories. He is best known for his appearances in C-Span, PBS, A&E, and the History Channel.
Fleming was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His father was an Irish-American World War I hero, and his mother taught at the Jersey City Public School System prior to her marriage. After graduating from St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, in 1945, Fleming joined the US Navy, where he spent a year. He received a bachelor's degree, with honors from Fordham University in 1950.
He has 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 is an Honorary Member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati since 1975. He lives now in New York with his wife, Alice, a distinguished writer of books for young people.
After brief stints as a newspaperman and magazine editor, he became a full-time writer in 1960. His first history book, Now We Are Enemies, an account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, was published that same year.
Since then, Fleming has published a long list of books about various events and figures of the Revolutionary era. He has also written about other periods of American history, and has written 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.[1]
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