Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation The Revolutionary Generation. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 2001

Founding Brothers is a wonderful book, one of the best ... on the Founders ever written.... Ellis has established himself as the Founders historian for our time. Gordon S. Wood, The New York Review of Books

Vivid and unforgettable ... [an] enduring achievement. The Boston Globe

A splendid book humane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit. The New York Times Book Review

Lively and illuminating ... leaves the reader with a visceral sense of a formative era in American life. The New York Times

Masterful.... Fascinating.... Ellis is an elegant stylist.... [He] captures the passion the founders brought to the revolutionary project... [A] very fine book. Chicago Tribune

Learned, exceedingly well-written, and perceptive. The Oregonian

Lucid.... Ellis has such command of the subject matter that it feels fresh, particularly as he segues from psychological to political, even to physical analysis.... Ellis s storytelling helps us more fully hear the Brothers voices. Business Week

Splendid.... Revealing.... An extraordinary book. Its insightful conclusions rest on extensive research, and its author s writing is vigorous and lucid. St. Louis Post-Dispatch