Scott Reynolds Nelson is the Georgia Athletic Association Professor of

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at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. He was formerly the Legum Professor of

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. He is a historian of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

and the

Gilded Age In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1877 to 1900, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Weste ...

. He specializes in

African-American history African-American history began with the arrival of Africans to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. Former Spanish slaves who had been freed by Francis Drake arrived aboard the Golden Hind at New Albion in California in 1579. The ...

and

Labor history Labor history or labour history is a sub-discipline of social history which specialises on the history of the working classes and the labor movement. Labor historians may concern themselves with issues of gender, race, ethnicity, and other fac ...

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Awards received

for ''Steel Drivin' Man'' * 2006 National Award for Arts Writing * 2007

Merle Curti Award The Merle Curti Award is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American social and/or American intellectual history. It is named in honor of Merle Curti Merle Eugene Curti (September 15, 1897 – March ...

* 2007

Anisfield-Wolf Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is an American literary award dedicated to honoring written works that make important contributions to the understanding of racism and the appreciation of the rich diversity of human culture. Established in 1935 by Clev ...

* 2007 Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction for ''Ain't Nothing But a Man'' * 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year * 2009 Aesop Prize (Folklore Society of America) * 2009 Jane Addams Prize, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom * 2009 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts, National Center for Teachers of English * 2009 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

Works

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References

External links

"Author's website"
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* ttp://hnn.us/roundup/entries/55175.html "The depression of 1929 is the wrong model for the current economic crisis" ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', 10-17-08
"How the Crash Will Reshape America", ''The Atlantic'', Richard Florida"Interview with Scott Reynolds Nelson", ''Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program'', February 4, 2010
Historians of the Southern United States Historians of the United States College of William & Mary faculty Living people 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Historians of the American Civil War 1964 births American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub