Books by: JOSEPH J ELLIS

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for... [more]
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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic (Vintage)

Acclaimed historian Joseph J. Ellis brings his unparalleled talents to this riveting account of the early years of the Republic.The last quarter of the eighteenth century remains the most politically creative era in American history, when a dedicated group of men undertook a bold experiment in political... [more]
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His Excellency: George Washington

To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the exacting scholarship, shrewd analysis, and lyric prose that have made him one of the premier historians of the Revolutionary era. Training his lens on a figure who sometimes seems as remote as his effigy on Mount Rushmore,... [more]
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American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

At different times Thomas Jefferson has been claimed by Southern secessionists and Northern abolitionists, New Deal liberals and neoconservatives Now historian Joseph J. Ellis restores our most elusive national icon to human dimensions with insight, sympathy, and superb style, shrewdly sifting the facts... [more]
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My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams

Listen to a ten-minute interview with Margaret Hogan Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Read Margaret Hogan's HUP blog posting: "The Romance of John and Abigail Adams" Watch the video of The Massachusetts Historical Society's November 2007 event at which Deval and Diane Patrick,... [more]
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Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams

A fresh look at this astute, likably quirky statesman, by the author of the Pulitzer Award-winning Founding Brothers. "The most lovable and most laughable, the warmest and possibly the wisest of the founding fathers, John Adams knew himself as few men do and preserved his knowledge in a voluminous correspondence... [more]
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After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture

Through portraits of four figures - Charles Wilson Peale, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, William Dunlap and Noah Webster - this text provides a perspective on the role of culture in post-Revolutionary America, both it's high expectations and it's frustrations. Each life is fascinating in its own right and... [more]
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What Did the Declaration Declare? (Historians at Work)

An enduring mythology has grown up around the Declaration of Independence. Generations of Americans believe that Jefferson wrote it in his Philadelphia study, influenced only by the stirring of great events around him. Challenging this romantic ideal, the five historians included here find that the document... [more]
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His Excellency George Washington

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Patriots: Brotherhood of the American Revolution

In this riveting series of lectures, award-winning author and professor Joseph J. Ellis (author of the award winning "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson) invokes the spirit of the revolutionary period by examining the personalities of the remarkable men who fought for the creation of... [more]
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