David Lavender
David Lavender (
February 4,
1910-
April 26,
2003) was a well-known historian of the Western
United States. Born in
Telluride, Colorado, Lavender spent most of his life in
Ojai, California.
Partial list of notable books:
- One Man's West ISBN 0803258550 (memoir, written in 1943)
- Westward Vision: The Story of the Oregon Trail ISBN 0803279159
- The Great Persuader ISBN 0870814761 (biography about Collis Huntington).
In
2002,
Stephen Ambrose was accused of plagiarizing from
The Great Persuader.