Fergus Bordewich

Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of several books, including Americas Great Debate (2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner), Bound for Canaan, Killing the White Mans Indian, and the memoir My Mothers Ghost, among others. Bordewich has been an independent writer and historian since the early 1970s. The son of a national civil rights leader for Native Americans, he was introduced early in life to racial politics. As a journalist, he has written widely on political and cultural subjects in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, American Heritage, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, Readers Digest, and many other publications. In his newest book, The First Congress (2016), Bordewich tells the story of the most momentous -- and most productive -- Congress in American history. A James Madison put it, "We are in a wilderness without a single footstep to guide us." Had the First Congress failed in its work, the United States as we know it might not exist. He was born in New York City and currently lives in San Francisco. For more information visit www.fergusbordewich.com.