Christopher Alan Gordon

Christopher Alan Gordon is an American historian, lecturer, and museum professional based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Gordon's book, newest book is Letters Home From World War II: St Louis. This book captures the experiences of St. Louis who served in World War II sharing their struggles fears, and hopes through letter sent home. Scatteredacross battlefields, remote bases, and ships at sea these men and women endured the hardships of war, finding solace in the letters they received from loved ones. Meanwhile, families in St. Louis actually anxiously awaited any news confirming their safety.

This book tells the war story through firsthand accounts - letters, written by those who lived it. Through their own words, the St. Louis and bring history of life, sharing the horrors of war, the pain of separation, and encounters with distant lands. Their letters preserve a deeply personal and powerful perspective on World War II.

His previous work Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis 1849, focuses on the dramatic events of one of the most fateful years in St. Louis history. He tells this story primarily through the voices of those who witnessed the ravages of the country's deadliest cholera epidemic, a devastating fire which nearly engulfed the entire city, and the uncertainty of a turbulent political climate.

Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849 was awarded the American Association of State and Local History’s Award of Excellence in 2019, the 2018 Silver Medal for Regional Non-Fiction History - Midwest by the Independent Publishers Association and the The Indie Excellence Award for Regional Non-Fiction - Midwest.

In 2019, Gordon was awarded the Marc Simmons Writing Award for his research on the Santa Fe Trail.