Scott Reynolds Nelson
Scott Reynolds Nelson is an accomplished historian whose previous work, Steel Drivin' Man, earned multiple prestigious awards including the National Award for Arts Writing, the Anisfield-Wolf Literary Prize, the Merle Curti Prize for best book in U.S. history, and the Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction.
His young adult collaboration with Marc Aronson, Ain't Nothing But a Man, received seven national awards including the Jane Addams Prize for best book on social justice.
As a historian rather than an economist, Nelson brings a narrative-focused approach to economic history, emphasizing human stories and political context within financial crises.
