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Nicole Eustace

ニコール・ユースティス

Nikōru Yūsutisu

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
New York

Career

Occupations
historian, professor
Active Years
2008-2025
Affiliations
New York University
Nominations
2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction Finalist

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Department of History
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for History
2022
Work: Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
Category: History
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2025
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Passion is the Gale: Emotion, Power, and the Coming of the American Revolution

2008 History

1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism

2012 History

Warring for America: Cultural Contests in the Era of 1812

2017 History

Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

2021 History

A story of murder and Indigenous justice in early America, exploring differing views of justice and grief.

Indigenous justiceEarly American historyLaw and culture

Bibliography

  • Passion is the Gale: Emotion, Power, and the Coming of the American Revolution
  • 1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism
  • Warring for America: Cultural Contests in the Era of 1812
  • Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

Legacy

American historian known for winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for History. Recognized for works on early American history, focusing on emotions, culture, patriotism, and relations with Indigenous peoples.