Jean Thor CookDaniel Blegen taught English, journalism, speech, and drama at the middle school, high school, and community college levels for 34 years. He has written on the arts for magazines and newspapers. He is also a poet and playwright. Blegen is coauthor, wth Melvin Bacon, of Bent's Fort: Crossroads of Cultures on the Santa Fe Trail. He lives and writes in Longmont, Colorado. Read More Read Less