William's father, Ralph Grayston Trogdon, called himself "Heat-Moon," his elder half-brother from his mother's previous marriage was called by his stepfather "Little Heat-Moon," and he was called "Least Heat-Moon." The Trogdon family have no documented Native American ancestry. The Trogdon family name comes from his Euro-American lineage, and the Heat-Moon name reflects his unproven claims to Osage lineage. William Trogdon was born in Kansas City, Missouri. 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. 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. Least Heat-Moon at the Seattle Public Library (2008)
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