Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin (born 1962) is an American historian and author. He is a professor of history at Yale University. He previously taught at New York University.

He is author of a number of books, including ''Fordlândia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City'', which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History, as well as for the National Book Award and a National Book Critics Circle Award.

A more recent book, ''Who Is Rigoberta Menchú?'', focuses on the treatment of the Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize winner. His 2014 book, ''The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World,'' is a study of the factual basis for the novella ''Benito Cereno'' by Herman Melville. Provided by Wikipedia