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.
Joseph Ellis Vietnam War Wannabe
Assorted critical news and opinion articles about the historian's lie about serving in the Vietnam War.
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."
New York Times Books: Founding Brothers
An excerpt from and review of Ellis' The "Revolutionary Generation."
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.
Time Magazine: A History Of His Own Making
Essay examining reasons why Ellis would have fabricated a story about a Vietnam tour of duty.