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Joseph J. Ellis (1943- ) is a Pulitzer Prize - winning professor of history at Mount Holyoke College.
Background
He received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University. He served in the army and also taught at West Point until 1972 when he joined the faculty at Mount Holyoke.
Books
- George Washington, 2004.
- Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, 2002.
- After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture, 2002.
- Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams, 2001.
- What Did the Declaration Declare? (Historians at Work), 1999.
- American Sphinx : The Character of Thomas Jefferson, 1998.
- School for soldiers: West Point and the profession of arms, 1974.
- The New England mind in transition;: Samuel Johnson of Connecticut, 1696-1772, 1973.
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Frontline - Jefferson's Blood: Joseph Ellis - A lengthy interview with the historian on slavery, Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with Sally Hemings, and the social and intellectual climate of the revolutionary-era United States.
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Joseph Ellis Vietnam War Wannabe - Assorted critical news and opinion articles about the historian's lie about serving in the Vietnam War.
National Book Award: Joseph J. Ellis - Transcript of Ellis' speech upon accepting the 1997 award in nonfiction for his American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jeffersion.
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New York Times Books: Founding Brothers - An excerpt from and review of Ellis' The Revolutionary Generation.
Pulitzer Prize Winners: History - The 2001 citation for Ellis' Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, including a list of his other major works, biography, and the jurors.
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Time Magazine: A History Of His Own Making - Essay examining reasons why Ellis would have fabricated a story about a Vietnam tour of duty.
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