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Joseph J. Ellis

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July 18, 1943

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Joseph J. Ellis, a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College, is a nationally recognized scholar of American history from colonial times through the early decades of the Republic. The author of seven books, he is recipient of the National Book Award in Nonfiction for American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson and the Pulitzer Prize for Founding Brothers. He lives in Massachusetts.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 115,371 ratings · 5,592 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.92 avg rating — 37,511 ratings — published 2000 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Excellency: George Washington 3.91 avg rating — 32,217 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson 3.91 avg rating — 19,194 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic 3.96 avg rating — 9,497 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Family: Abigail and John Adams 4.01 avg rating — 6,171 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 4.13 avg rating — 4,255 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence 3.89 avg rating — 3,143 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams 4.05 avg rating — 2,415 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Dialogue: The Founders and Us by Joseph J. Ellis, Arthur Morey (Narrator) 4.30 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture 3.68 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.”
― Joseph Ellis, His Excellency: George Washington

tags: pride, relationships, trust, vulnerability

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“[quoting someone else] the American constitution is a document designed by geniuses to be eventually interpreted by idiots”
― Joseph J. Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

tags: constitution, interpretation

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“Lincoln once said that America was founded on a proposition that was written by Jefferson in 1776. We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means.”
― Joseph J. Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

tags: america, american-history, american-revolution, history, jefferson, lincoln, nationalism

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DJ's book shelf: Intro to this thing	5	25	Oct 07, 2009 11:43AM
The History Book ...: INTRODUCTION	20	85	Jan 20, 2010 08:11PM
The History Book ...: AMERICAN SPHINX - TOC AND SYLLABUS	28	102	Feb 07, 2010 02:09PM
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The History Book ...: 1. AMERICAN SPHINX ~ PROLOGUE - 1 (BEG) (3 - 26) (01/01/10 - 01/07/10) ~ No spoilers, please	79	103	Mar 02, 2010 07:22AM

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