Camilla Townsend
Camilla Townsend (born January 29, 1965) is an American historian and professor of history at Rutgers University. She specializes in the early history of Native Americans in the United States, as well as in the history of Latin America. Her 2019 book, Fifth Sun, won the 2020 Cundill History Prize.
Camilla Townsend | |
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| Born | January 29, 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | History of Native Americans in the United States History of Latin America |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2010) Cundill History Prize (2020) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bryn Mawr College Rutgers University |
| Thesis | Doing a day's business in a new nation: A comparative study of daily economic activity in two early republican port towns. Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Baltimore, Maryland, 1820-1835 (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel L. Baily |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | American history |
| Institutions | Colgate University Rutgers University |
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