The Official Website of Author and Historian Brady J. Crytzer
Welcome to the official website of best-selling author and award-winning historian Brady J. Crytzer. Please check back frequently for updates on book releases, public lectures, book signings, and more! If you would like to contact Brady directly, use the form at the bottom of the page or any of the social media links below.
About
Brady J. Crytzer is the winner of the 2023 Judge Robert K. Woltz History Award. A specialist of the Frontier History of North America, Crytzer is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Revolution, and regularly appears on Fox News, NBC Peacock, C-Span, and Sirius XM.
In 2025, Crytzer was named a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Sirius XM, and USA Today.
His book The Whiskey Rebellion: A Distilled History of an American Crisis was listed as one of “Ten Books to Read” by the Wall Street Journal in 2023.
Books
Upcoming Events
1/19: Private Event
1/21: Guest Appearance, Why This Film? Podcast
1/23: Washington County Bar Association Conference
1/30: Sewickley Men's Club, Sewickley YMCA, 10 am
2/14: Private Event
2/28: Alle-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum, 2 pm.
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Travel With Brady!
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Summer 2026 will be a banner year for traveling, as Brady is offering three exciting guided tours. In May, Brady will be teaming with John Shors Travel to Boston's famed Freedom Trail. Then in June, Brady will be working with American Cruise Lines for a coastal tour of New England (6/28-7/6). Finally, August will wrap up with another ACL tour exploring the Great Lakes (8/9-8/18). Don't miss it!
Honors and Awards
2026 Fellowship, Royal Society of Arts (UK)
Mayoral Proclamation, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, October 24th, 2024, as “Brady Joseph Crytzer Day”
2024 Official Citation for Merit, Pennsylvania Senate, Senator Devlin Robinson
2024 Appointment, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Governor Andy Beshear
2023 Judge Robert K. Woltz History Award (Nationally Recognized Annual Award)
2023 Book of the Year for The Whiskey Rebellion, Researching the American Revolution
2023 Excellence in Historic Preservation, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
2022 Commendation for Service, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
2021 Commendation for Service, National Society Sons of the American Revolution
2021 Seminar Presenter, Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution
2020 Telly Award, Best History Series, for the Cable Television Series “Battlefield Pennsylvania,” PCN
2020 Commendation for Service, Sons of the American Revolution
2013 Seminar Presenter, War College of the Seven Years’ War
2010 Donald S. Kelly Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Field of History
2010 Donna J. McKee Service Award in the Field of History
2008 Best Paper Award- Phi Alpha Theta Western Pennsylvania Regional Conference
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