Megan Kate Nelson


Megan Kate Nelson is an American author and historian who has focused on environmental history, military history, and the Western United States She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book ''The Three-Cornered War.''

Education

Megan Kate Nelson began her studies as an undergraduate at Harvard University, majoring in history and literature. She went on to earn her PhD in American Studies at the University of Iowa.

Career

Before becoming a full-time writer, she taught at Harvard University, Brown University, Cal State Fullerton, MIT, and Texas Tech University.
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, the Washington Post, ''Slate, Smithsonian Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, Preservation Magazine, and Civil War Times.''

Selected works

Books