After a period of suspension over the falsehood, he was reappointed to his position.Įllis is also a regular contributor to several notable publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Yorker. During that time, he was the subject of a controversy when he lied about having served in Vietnam. There, he served as the dean of faculty for ten years, and received the Ford Foundation Chair in American History, among other accolades. In 1972, Ellis joined the faculty of Mount Holyoke College as a history professor. Army, he taught at West Point for three years, beginning in 1969. He then received a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy, and a Ph.D from Yale University. from the College of William and Mary in 1965. In 2001, he won the Pulitzer Prize in History for his book Founding Brothers.Įllis has authored several other history books about the Revolutionary generation, including: First Family: Abigail and John Adams Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic His Excellency: George Washington and American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, winner of the 1997 National Book Award.Įllis earned his B.A. Ellis is a noted historian of early American history, and an award-winning author. "The best portrait of a Revolutionary-era statesman.Joseph J.
"The best portrait of a Revolutionary-era statesman."-Evan Thomas, Wall Street Journal
A captivating portrait of this Massachusetts native as a wonderfully contrary genius possessed of an uncommon moral intelligence and farsighted political wisdom."-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "Ellis's palpable affection lends a pleasing glow to his profile of Adams, which is why Passionate Sage is his best book."-Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review Passionate Sage offers a brilliant introduction to the second president: his politics, his affinities for family and friendship even with political opponents like Jefferson, and his enduring significance. Instinctively candid and politically incisive, Adams offers the clearest view of the ambitions and principles that drove the revolutionary generation. John Adams was unique among the nation's founders in leaving a record of his most intimate thoughts and feelings. An absorbing, insightful profile of the revolutionary leader, president, husband, and father from one of our best historians, now in a beautiful new package.
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