Joseph Ellis
American historian (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph John-Michael Ellis III (born July 18, 1943) is an American historian whose work focuses on the lives and times of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His book American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson won a National Book Award in 1997[1] and Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for History.[2] Both these books were bestsellers.[3]
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Born | Joseph John Ellis (1943-07-18) July 18, 1943 (age 80) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Professor, writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | College of William and Mary (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD) |
Genre | History |
Subject | U.S., c.ā1770 to 1828 |
Notable works | Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation |
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