Michael J. Rawson is a historian, author, and associate professor at the City University of New York's (CUNY) Brooklyn College.
[1] He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2011 for Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston.
[1][2][3] The book explores Boston's development in relation to its natural surroundings.
[4] Rawson received the American Public Works Association (APWA) Abel Wolman Award in 2011.
[5][6] Rawson has served on the Public Works Historical Society's board of trustees.