Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Follow Leaford Leven Blevins Jr to get new release emails from Audible and Amazon.
Leaford L. Blevins Jr. is an architect, author, and family historian whose work spans more than
five decades of professional practice, historical research, and storytelling. A graduate of the
University of Oklahoma he has served in roles ranging from military architect and planner to
chief architect, principal architect, educator, and entrepreneur, contributing to projects across the
United States and internationally.
As a family historian and member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Blevins is the author of
The Yowani Choctaw Saga, a multigenerational history tracing the journey of his family across
more than 150 years of Choctaw experience, from removal and settlement to the present day.
His architectural writings include The Addenda: Architecture Without a Scar, a series examining
the transformation of the architectural profession over a fifty-year career and exploring the
relationship between design, stewardship, public service, and professional responsibility.
Writing under the pen name D. Champfleur, he is also the creator of the Lighthorse Mysteries, a
series of Native American-centered suspense novels that explore identity, historical continuity,
justice, and the enduring influence of the past on the present.
Today, Blevins continues to write from Texas, preserving stories of family, place, architecture,
and the people who shape them.
Read more
Read less
