Trogdon, who writes under the nom de plume William Least Heat-Moon, has authored nine books, including the best-sellers Blue Highways, PrairyErth and River-Horse. “I’ve always had this love of books,” says Trogdon, BA ’61, MA ’62, PhD ’73, BJ ’78, DHL ’11. But there is the photograph: Wee William Trogdon, age 2, seated on the floor, studying a book - a reader amongst toddlers. On first hearing, the story smacks of so much over-proud, possibly mythical, family lore surrounding a precocious tot who grows up to become an acclaimed author. He is shown here in Ellis Library’s special collections and rare books area. Long known for his nonfiction, starting with Blue Highways in 1983, Trogdon published his first novel in 2017, excerpted on the following pages. Ever since he could remember, noted author William Trogdon has had a book in his hand.
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