by Joseph J. Ellis

Joseph J. Ellis is an American historian and Professor Emeritus of History at Mount Holyoke College, specializing in the lives of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation and the National Book Award-winning author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. Ellis has published over ten books on American history, including bestsellers like His Excellency: George Washington.