William Least Heat-Moon | |
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 Least Heat-Moon at the Seattle Public Library (2008) | |
| Born | William Lewis Trogdon August 27, 1939 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Occupation | Travel writer, historian |
| Language | English |
| Education | BA, MA, Ph.D. in English BJ in photojournalism |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Genre | Deep map, travel literature |
| Notable works | Blue Highways |
William Least Heat-Moon (born William Lewis Trogdon, August 27, 1939) is an American travel writer and historian of English, Irish, and alleged Osage ancestry.[1] He is the author of several books which chronicle unusual journeys through the United States, including cross-country trips by boat (River-Horse, 1999) and, in his best known work (1982's Blue Highways), about his journey in a 1975 Ford Econoline van.[2]
- ^ Burnes, Brian (October 19, 1991). "Mapping out his own new world". The Kansas City Star. pp. 51, 57.
I've said from time to time that William Trogdon, the English-Irish American, is the carpenter of my work and William Least Heat-Moon is the architect.
- ^ "Ghost Dancing: The Blue Highways Van". Museum of Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2017-09-19.