Thomas G. Andrews is a historian specializing in the social and environmental history of the American West, with a focus on the Rocky Mountain region. He is the author of the award-winning book "Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War," which examines the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and its broader implications for labor and environmental conflicts. His second book, "Coyote Valley: Deep History in the High Rockies," explores the ecological and human history of Colorado's headwaters region. Both works, published by Harvard University Press, reflect his commitment to uncovering the intersections of labor, environment, and indigenous histories.
Andrews earned his undergraduate degree from Yale College and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently teaches history at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he offers courses on environmental history, the U.S. West, and teacher education. His research has been supported by prestigious grants and fellowships, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars Award. Andrews is currently working on a new project examining human-animal relationships in U.S. history, further expanding his interdisciplinary approach to historical scholarship.