Stephen J. Rockwell is Professor of Political Science at St. Joseph's College, New York, where he is also Associate Chair of the Department of Social Sciences, Prelaw Advisor, and Coordinator of the American Studies program. Previously, he was an assistant professor at the University of Michigan-Flint, and a Senior Research Analyst at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Rockwell's recent essay, "How Big Government Won the West," is designed for use in college and high school classrooms, where it can serve as a foundation for debate about the vast and under-appreciated scope and influence of the federal government in the nineteenth century. Rockwell's book, Indian Affairs and the Administrative State in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge University Press, 2010), was nominated for the Best Book award in the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Public Administration Research. The book has been reviewed in the Journal of American History, American Historical Review, Administrative Theory & Praxis, Public Voices, and the American Political Science Association's Perspectives on Politics.Rockwell lives on Long Island, and is currently completing a new book on public ethics and the presidency. More information on the Rockwell family is available on his brother's website, www.kenrockwell.com.