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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
Anisfield-Wolf Book · 2024 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Nonfiction | 2024 | Winner | “The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction in 2024, having previously won the Pulitzer Prize for History.” |
About This Book
A transformative reinterpretation of American history from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, arguing that Native nations have been central actors—not peripheral victims—in the making of the United States from the colonial period to the present. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Bancroft Prize, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction.
About the Author
Ned BlackhawkAmerican
Ned Blackhawk is an American historian and a member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians. He is a professor of history and American Studies at Yale University. He received his BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his PhD from the University of Washington. Read more →
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