by Christopher Gordon (Author)

Author Biography

Christopher Alan Gordon is an American historian, lecturer, and museum professional in St. Louis where serves as the director of library and collections for the Missouri Historical Society. He is a recipient of the Marc Simmons Writing Award for his research on the history of the Santa Fe Trail, and his 2018 book, Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849, won an Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History and a Silver Medal for Regional Non-Fiction History by the Independent Book Publishers Association.