Matthew Mulcahy

About the Author

Matthew Mulcahy is a distinguished historian specializing in early American and Atlantic world studies, with a keen focus on the interconnected histories of colonial regions. His research illuminates the economic, social, and environmental dynamics that shaped imperial expansion and local identities in the eighteenth century. Drawing from extensive archival work, Mulcahy explores how geography and trade influenced power structures across the British Empire. In his acclaimed book, Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Lowcountry and British Caribbean (Regional Perspectives on Early America), he deftly connects the rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia to the sugar economies of the Caribbean, revealing shared patterns of exploitation and resistance. A professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Mulcahy's scholarship bridges environmental history and imperial studies, offering fresh insights into the foundations of modern America.