Eric rutkow biography

Eric Rutkow is a writer, lawyer, and historian.
Eric Rutkow is an assistant professor of history at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and the author of The Longest Line on the Map.
Eric Rutkow is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School.

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Eric Rutkow

The American Tree Farm System is excited to host author Eric Rutkow at the 2013 National Tree Farmer Convention. Rutkow, author of American Canopy, will speak at the closing banquet on the importance of Tree Farmers and the role sustainable forestry has played in America's history. His book is filled with interesting anecdotes about the heroes of American forestry and specifically mentions the key role of the American Tree Farm System. Bring your copy - Mr. Rutkow will be signing books during the reception prior to the banquet.

In addition to Mr. Rutkow, this year's event will feature a great line-up of concurrent sessions to help you care for your woodlands on-the-ground, a day of discovery at the Big Woods Tree Farm, and even a Future Generations Youth Program for your future Tree Farmers. Don't delay!
Registration ends June 14th for the 20th Anniversary of the National Tree Farmer Convention!

Eric Rutkow, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. He has worked as a lawyer on environmental issues and now he is pursuing a doct

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After his first book made it to Oprah.com’s Book Club Selection list, UCF History professor Dr. Eric Rutkow’s most recent book, “The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas,” has been praised by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly.

UCF History assistant professor Eric Rutkow aims high and the work is paying off. Rutkow is a Harvard Law School graduate, a Yale Ph.D. holder and an author whose first book was praised by Oprah Winfrey. Along with being chosen for Oprah.com’s 2012 Book Club Selection, his book “American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation” received the Association of American Publisher’s PROSE award for U.S. History. Now, he has published his second book, “The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas,” which explores the little-known history of the longest road in the world.

The book was released in January, and so far, has received glowing reviews from the New York Times, Wall Street Journa

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Eric Rutkow is a writer, lawyer, and historian. His first book, American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation (Scribner, 2012), received the Association of American Publisher’s PROSE award for U.S. history, was named one of the top twelve books of the year by Smithsonian magazine, and was selected for Oprah’s online book club. His second book, The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas, was published by Scribner in 2019. He is current working on a global history of American tourism. He taught at Yale University before joining the faculty of the University of Central Florida, where he is an Associate Professor of History. His research and teaching focus on international relations, the environment, political economy, and tourism. Before earning his doctorate, Rutkow practiced as an environmental human rights lawyer in Cambodia and as a junior associate with Latham & Watkins LLC in New York. He received his BA and PhD from Yale and his JD from Harvard.