Joseph Ellis
American historian · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83
Joseph John-Michael Ellis III is an American historian whose work focuses on the lives and times of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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2001Pulitzer Prize for HistoryAward1997National Book AwardAwardNational Book Award for NonfictionAward1943Born18 July 1943
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His book American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson won a National Book Award in 1997 and Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for History. Both books were bestsellers.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
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Born 1943 · age 83
