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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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sh...
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."
http://www.publishersweekly.com/NBF/docs/w...
Joseph Ellis Vietnam War Wannabe
Assorted critical news and opinion articles about the historian's lie about serving in the Vietnam War.
http://vikingphoenix.com/public/rongstad/h...
New York Times Books: Founding Brothers
An excerpt from and review of Ellis' The "Revolutionary Generation."
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/e/ellis...
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.
http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2001/history/
Time Magazine: A History Of His Own Making
Essay examining reasons why Ellis would have fabricated a story about a Vietnam tour of duty.
http://www.time.com/time/education/article...
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