I am a historian of race and nation. My research explores the role that American overseas nationals played in shaping the culture and politics of the United States before World War II. 

I am a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow at Maynooth University. 

You can contact me at lewis.defrates@mu.ie


image credit: Alick P.F. Ritchie, 1902 Christmas Card from William F. Cody collection, Buffalo Bill Center of the West