Paul Andrew Hutton

Tara Walch

An American cultural historian, documentary writer, and television personality, Paul Andrew Hutton is also Distinguished Professor of History emeritus at the University of New Mexico. The author of "The Undiscovered Country," Hutton was the former executive director of the Western History Association and past president of the Western Writers of America. He is currently Tate Endowed Chair of Western History and interim curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.

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Awards: Western Heritage Award (six times)Organization of American Historians Ray Billington Prize; Western Writers of America Spur Award (six times)

Undiscovered Country

In this session, Paul Andrew Hutton, author of “The Undiscovered Country,” and Megan Kate Nelson, author of “The Westerners,” will bring new perspectives to history we thought we knew.

UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: Paul Hutton, Megan Kate Nelson
Moderator: Charles Rankin
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter, UA Campus Store, Susan and John Madden

When Fact Becomes Legend

Megan Kate Nelson, author of “The Westerners,” Peter Cozzens, author of “Deadwood,” and Paul Andrew Hutton, author of “The Undiscovered Country,” discuss the myth and the reality of the American West.

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
History / Biography
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Peter Cozzens, Paul Hutton, Megan Kate Nelson
Moderator: Bruce Dinges
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Hudson Group, Marshall Foundation, Betty G. Bengtson

Books:

The Undiscovered Country

Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West
History / Biography
Penguin Group
August 2025
ISBN 9781524746131
576 pages
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The Undiscovered Country strips away the layers of myth to reveal the true story of this first epoch of American history. From the forests of Pennsylvania and Kentucky to the snow-crested California Sierras, and from the harsh deserts of the Southwest to the buffalo range of the Great Plains, Paul Andrew Hutton masterfully chronicles a story that defined America and its people. From Braddock’s 1755 defeat to the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, he unfolds a grand narrative steeped in romantic impulses and tragic consequences. More/less

The Apache Wars

The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History
History / Biography
Crown
May 2017
ISBN 9780770435837
528 pages
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