Ellis is a distinguished scholar in the field of early American history.

His Excellency George Washington, Knopf (New York, NY), 2004.Īmerican Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic, Knopf (New York, NY), 2007. (Editor) Thomas Jefferson: Genius of Liberty, Library of Congress (Washington, DC), 2000. (Editor and author of introduction) What Did the Declaration Declare?, Bedford (Boston, MA), 1999.įounding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, Knopf (New York, NY), 2000. Norton (New York, NY), 1993.Īmerican Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, Knopf (New York, NY), 1997. The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams, W.W. (With Robert Moore) School for Soldiers: West Point and the Profession of Arms, Oxford University Press ( New York, NY), 1974.Īfter the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture, W.W. The New England Mind in Transition: A Life of Samuel Johnson, 1696-1772, Yale University Press ( New Haven, CT), 1973. Military Academy, 1972 National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, 1974, senior research fellowship, 1975-76 Guggenheim fellowship, 1988-89 Daughters of the American Revolution Award and Pulitzer Prize nomination, Columbia University, 1993, for Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams National Book Award for nonfiction, 1997, for American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson College of William and Mary, Alumni Medallion Award, 1997, honorary Ph.D., Pulitzer Prize for history, 2001, for Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. Woodrow Wilson fellowship, 1965-66 distinguished teacher award, U.S. MEMBER:Īmerican Historical Association, American Antiquarian Society, Institute of Early American History, Massachusetts Historical Society, Inter-Service Seminar, Phi Beta Kappa. Military Academy, West Point, NY, assistant professor of history, 1969-72 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, assistant professor of history, 1972-2001, suspended, 2001-02, returned to his position, 2002. Office-Department of History, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075.

Politics: 'Skeptic.' Religion: 'Atheist.' ADDRESSES: Education: College of William and Mary, A.B., 1965 Yale University, M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1969. Born July 18, 1943, in Washington, DC son of Joseph and Jeanette Ellis married Antonia Woods (a teacher), June 27, 1970.

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