Brian DeLay (Ph.D. Harvard 2004) writes about connections between indigenous peoples and the interlocked histories of American nation states. His articles have appeared in The American Historical Review, The Journal of the Early Republic, and The Chronicle Review. His book War of a Thousand Deserts (Yale, 2008 - paperback Nov. 2009), was a finalist for the Francis Parkman Prize, co-winner of the Best Book Award from the Pacific Branch of the American Historical Association; winner of the best book award from the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and winner of the best first book award from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. He is co-author of the U.S. history textbooks Nation of Nations and U.S./A Narrative History (McGraw-Hill). He has been appointed a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians for 2008-2011, and is now at work on a book manuscript entitled "Shoot the State: The Arms Trade and the Recreation of the Americas, 1750-1910." He can be reached at brian.delay@colorado.edu

KERA radio interview on War of a Thousand Deserts, Dec. 1, 2008.mp3

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