American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic

"Illuminating . . . Compelling . . . It is Mr. Ellis's achievement that he once again leaves us with a keen appreciation of the good fortune America had in having the right men in the right places at the right times."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times
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"Ellis is a storyteller, and a superb one too. He employs the same narrative technique he developed most successfully in "Founding Brothers," Throughout there is the same captivating colloquial style for which he is famous, and the same clarity of exposition."
--Gordon S. Wood, "New York Review of Books
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"Joseph J. Ellis' "Founding Brothers" won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in history. "American Creation" is at least its equal and perhaps its superior."
--"Richmond Times-Dispatch
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"Mr. Ellis humanizes the founding generation without tearing them down--a delicate operation in a politically charged time."
--"The New York Sun"
"He writes history as it should be: as a page-turner."
--"Library Journal
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"This subtle, brilliant examination puts Ellis among the finest of America's narrative historians."
--"Publishers Weekly
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"His books on early American history are national treasures."
--Roger Bishop, "Bookpage
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"From the Hardcover edition."

"Illuminating. . . . Compelling. . . . Focuses on a series of key moments: most notably, Valley Forge, the standoff between the Federalists and their opponents, [and] the consequences [of] the Louisiana Purchase on slavery and the treatment of Indians." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
"[Ellis] is a storyteller, and a superb one...no historian is better at making a complicated jumble of events clear and comprehensible." --"The New York Review of Books"
"Illuminating....entertaining...Ellis has done us a great service."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Delightful....Ellis is the reigning master of the episodic approach to history."
--"The Boston Globe"

"Illuminating. . . . Compelling. . . . Focuses on a series of key moments: most notably, Valley Forge, the standoff between the Federalists and their opponents, [and] the consequences [of] the Louisiana Purchase on slavery and the treatment of Indians." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"

"[Ellis] is a storyteller, and a superb one ... no historian is better at making a complicated jumble of events clear and comprehensible." --"The New York Review of Books"

"Illuminating ... entertaining.... Ellis has done us a great service." --"The New York Times Book Review"

"Delightful.... Ellis is the reigning master of the episodic approach to history." --"The Boston Globe"

Illuminating. . . . Compelling. . . . Focuses on a series of key moments: most notably, Valley Forge, the standoff between the Federalists and their opponents, [and] the consequences [of] the Louisiana Purchase on slavery and the treatment of Indians. Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"

[Ellis] is a storyteller, and a superb one ... no historian is better at making a complicated jumble of events clear and comprehensible. "The New York Review of Books"

Illuminating ... entertaining.... Ellis has done us a great service. "The New York Times Book Review"

Delightful.... Ellis is the reigning master of the episodic approach to history. "The Boston Globe""

Illuminating. . . . Compelling. . . . Focuses on a series of key moments: most notably, Valley Forge, the standoff between the Federalists and their opponents, [and] the consequences [of] the Louisiana Purchase on slavery and the treatment of Indians. Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

[Ellis] is a storyteller, and a superb one . . . no historian is better at making a complicated jumble of events clear and comprehensible. The New York Review of Books

Illuminating . . .entertaining. . . . Ellis has done us a great service. The New York Times Book Review

Delightful. . . .Ellis is the reigning master of the episodic approach to history. The Boston Globe

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Joseph J. Ellis received the Pulitzer Prize for Founding Brothers and the National Book Award for his portrait of Thomas Jefferson,American Sphinx. He is the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ellen, and their youngest son, Alex.