American Sphinx
Cover of 1998 Vintage paperback edition. | |
| Author | Joseph Ellis |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 0-679-44490-4 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 34934008 |
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, is a 1996 book written by Joseph Ellis, a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. It won the 1997 National Book Award for Nonfiction.