About William Least Heat-Moon:
William Trogdon, who writes under the name of William Least Heat-Moon, was born of English-Irish-Osage ancestry in Kansas City, Missouri. He holds a bachelor's degree in photojournalism and a doctorate in English from the University of Missouri. He is the author of Blue Highways; Prairyerth, an epic evocation of the American tallgrass prairie country; and the forthcoming River-Horse, an account of his travels along America's interior waterways.
Dates:
(1939-)
Nationality:
American
Genre(s):
Travel Essays
Notable Work:
Blue Highways, 1999

