Katherine Grandjean

Historian

Katherine Grandjean is a historian of early America, specializing in colonial history, Native American history, and the history of communication. Her book, 'American Passage: The Communications Frontier in Early New England' (2015), explores how information networks shaped power, violence, and relationships between colonists and Indigenous peoples. Through deep archival research, she reveals how control over communication influenced colonial expansion. A professor at Wellesley College, Grandjean’s work sheds new light on the intersections of media, migration, and conflict in early America, examining the complexities of colonial society and its lasting impact on American history.