Eric Hinderaker
Professor, History
Professor, Colonialism and Imperialism
Professor, US History
History
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building
215 S. Central Campus Dr. Rm 310
Salt Lake City, Ut 84112
Office: 227 CTIHB
Office Hours: By appointment
Office Phone: 585-0335
Email:
>> Curriculum Vitae
Degrees:
1991 Ph.D. History Harvard University
1985 M.A. University of Colorado
1981 B.A. Augustana College
Selected Publications:
At the Edge of Empire: The Backcountry in British North America
(Book), 2003
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Colonial American History
(Book), 2002
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Elusive Empires: Constructing Colonialism in the Ohio Valley, 1673-1800
(Book), 1997
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"The 'Four Indian Kings' and the Imaginative Construction of the First British Empire"
(Journal Article), 1996
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Research Statement
I am a scholar of early Anglo-America with particular interest in comparative colonization, European-Indian relations, and the nature of early modern empires.
Research Keywords, Regions of Interest and Languages:
Keywords:
Early American History; Comparative Colonialism in the Americas (2); Native American History (2)
Regions:
North America (29); Atlantic Ocean (2); British Isles (15)
Languages:
French (143); Spanish (182)
Research Projects
Boston's Massacre [details]
The Americas in the Early Modern Era [details]
The Two Hendricks: Unraveling a Mohawk Mystery [details]
Current Courses
HIST 3700-1 Colonial America
HIST 7500-1 Prosem: US Hist To 1877
Courses I Teach
HIST 1700 American Civilization
HIST 3700 Colonial America
HIST 3710 American Revolution
HIST 7500 Prosem: US Hist To 1877
HIST 7640 Colloq Early America
HIST 7980 Faculty Consultation
HIST 7990 Continuing Regist-Ph D
Awards
2009
Dixon Ryan Fox Prize - New York State Historical Society
2001
Virgil Award - HGSA, University of Utah
1997
Faculty Fellow Award - University of Utah
1995
Long-Term Fellowship, John Carter Brown Library - National Endowment for the Humanities
1992
Robert Middlekauff Fellowship - Huntington Library