JOSEPH J. ELLIS is the author of many works of American history including Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; and American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, which won the National Book Award. He recently retired from his position as the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and their youngest son.
“Founding Brothers is a wonderful book, one of the best ... on the
Founders ever written.... Ellis has established himself as the
Founders’ historian for our time.” —Gordon S. Wood, The New York
Review of Books
“Vivid and unforgettable ... [an] enduring achievement.” —The
Boston Globe
“A splendid book—humane, learned, written with flair and radiant
with a calm intelligence and wit.” —The New York Times Book
Review
“Lively and illuminating ... leaves the reader with a visceral
sense of a formative era in American life.” —The New York Times
“Masterful.... Fascinating.... Ellis is an elegant stylist.... [He]
captures the passion the founders brought to the revolutionary
project... [A] very fine book.” —Chicago Tribune
“Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive.” —The
Oregonian
“Lucid.... Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it
feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to
political, even to physical analysis.... Ellis’s storytelling helps
us more fully hear the Brothers’ voices.” —Business Week
“Splendid.... Revealing.... An extraordinary book. Its insightful
conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author’s writing is
vigorous and lucid.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Founding Brothers is a wonderful book, one of the best ...
on the Founders ever written.... Ellis has established himself as
the Founders' historian for our time." -Gordon S. Wood, The New
York Review of Books
"Vivid and unforgettable ... [an] enduring achievement." -The
Boston Globe
"A splendid book-humane, learned, written with flair and radiant
with a calm intelligence and wit." -The New York Times Book
Review
"Lively and illuminating ... leaves the reader with a
visceral sense of a formative era in American life." -The New
York Times
"Masterful.... Fascinating.... Ellis is an elegant
stylist.... [He] captures the passion the founders brought to the
revolutionary project... [A] very fine book." -Chicago
Tribune
"Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive." -The
Oregonian
"Lucid.... Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it
feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to
political, even to physical analysis.... Ellis's storytelling helps
us more fully hear the Brothers' voices." -Business Week
"Splendid.... Revealing.... An extraordinary book. Its insightful
conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author's writing is
vigorous and lucid." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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