Joseph J. Ellis is the author of several books of American history, among them Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams and American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, which won the 1997 National Book Award. He was educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale University and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ellen, and three sons.
“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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