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." http://www.publishersweekly.com/NBF/docs/winners5_JEllis.htm

New York Times Books: Founding Brothers An excerpt from and review of Ellis' The "Revolutionary Generation." http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/e/ellis-founding.html

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. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/interviews/ellis.html

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. http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2001/history/

Time Magazine: A History Of His Own Making Essay examining reasons why Ellis would have fabricated a story about a Vietnam tour of duty. http://www.time.com/time/education/article/0,8599,165156,00.html

Joseph Ellis Vietnam War Wannabe Assorted critical news and opinion articles about the historian's lie about serving in the Vietnam War. http://vikingphoenix.com/public/rongstad/history/400historians/JosephEllis/elliswannabe.htm

WW Norton: Inventing America Streaming video of a symposium featuring Maier and her three coauthors of the textbook: Merritt Roe Smith, Alexander Keyssar, and Daniel J. Kevles. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/titles/history/inv/