Kevin J. Hayes is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Central Oklahoma. He is the author of numerous books on American literature, history, and culture, including George Washington: A Life in Books (OUP, 2017), which won the George Washington Book Prize; The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson (OUP, 2007); and A Journey through American Literature (OUP, 2012). He lives in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio.
