William Least Heat-Moon
William Least Heat-Moon (born William Lewis Trogdon on August 27, 1939) is an American travel writer and historian.
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Born | William Lewis Trogdon August 27, 1939 Kansas City, Missouri |
Occupation | Travel writer, historian |
Language | English |
Education | Bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in English Bachelor's degree in photojournalism |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Genre | Deep map travel literature |
Notable works | Blue Highways |
He is the author of many books which talk about 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.[1]
References
- ↑ "Ghost Dancing: The Blue Highways Van". Museum of Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2020-07-16.