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National Book Award: Joseph J. Ellis  - http://www.publishersweekly.com/NBF/docs/winners5_JEllis.htm  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  - http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/e/ellis-founding.html  An excerpt from and review of Ellis' The "Revolutionary Generation."  Frontline - Jefferson's Blood: Joseph Ellis  - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/interviews/ellis.html  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.  Pulitzer Prize Winners: History  - http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2001/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  - http://www.time.com/time/education/article/0,8599,165156,00.html  Essay examining reasons why Ellis would have fabricated a story about a Vietnam tour of duty.  Joseph Ellis Vietnam War Wannabe  - http://vikingphoenix.com/public/rongstad/history/400historians/JosephEllis/elliswannabe.htm  Assorted critical news and opinion articles about the historian's lie about serving in the Vietnam War.