This annual literary award, one of America's most prestigious, recognizes the past year’s finest works focused on the nation’s founding era, especially works that help advance a broader public understanding of early American history.

Her book, The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South, examines the formation of Native American nations in the Lower Mississippi Valley.

New books are out this month by Hendrik Hartog and Julian E. Zelizer.

The prestigious fellowship is awarded by the American Academy in Berlin to U.S. scholars, writers, composers and artists. Awardees “represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields, from the humanities and social sciences to journalism, public policy, fiction, the visual arts and music composition,” the academy said in its announcement.

Grantees will work with a team of CDH Research Software Engineers and Project Managers to develop methods and software to aid their research.