Joseph Ellis

The author of ‘Founding Brothers’ tries to capture the breadth of the War for Independence in a single narrative.

The Declaration drew on Enlightenment ideas to assert equality, justify independence, and inspire lasting debates over rights and slavery.

Ken Burns’s newest docuseries may have its shortcomings, but others looking to tell the story of the Founding could learn from his attention to detail.

Which personality of the American Revolution or the founding era is remembered for the wrong reasons, and why?

A cheeky biography of the first president pulls no punches.

A review of a book by Sean Wilentz's "No Property in Man," which argues that the document is full of anti-slavery language.

A new book argues that race and racism fueled the fires of the American Revolution.