Megan Kate Nelson
Megan Kate Nelson is an American author and historian who has focused on environmental history, military history, and the American West. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book The Three-Cornered War.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]Megan Kate Nelson began her studies as an undergraduate at Harvard University, majoring in history and literature.[2] She went on to earn her PhD in American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Career
[edit | edit source]Before becoming a full-time writer, she taught at Harvard University, Brown University, Cal State Fullerton, MIT, and Texas Tech University.[2]
Her writings have focused on the American West, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. In addition to her books, she also has published articles in the New York Times,[3] the Washington Post,[4][5] Slate,[6] Smithsonian Magazine,[7][8][9] Chronicle of Higher Education,[10] Preservation Magazine,[11] and Civil War Times.[12]
Selected works
[edit | edit source]Books
[edit | edit source]- Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Scribner, 2022)[13]
- The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West (Scribner, 2020)[14]
- Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War (University of Georgia Press, 2012)[15]
- Trembling Earth: A Cultural History of the Okefenokee Swamp (University of Georgia Press, 2005)[16]
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]- Pulitzer Prize Finalist in 2021 (The Three-Cornered War)[1]
- Reading the West Book Award Longlist in 2021 (The Three-Cornered War)[17]
- Spur Award for Best Historical Nonfiction Book in 2023 (Saving Yellowstone)[18]
- Reading the West Book Award Longlist in 2023 (Saving Yellowstone)[19]
References
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