Thomas Spencer Harris
Thomas Spencer Harris (1836 or 1831 – 1893) was an early California newspaperman. Born in 1836[1] (or 1831) in Ohio, Harris probably hailed from Cleveland. He traveled to the Pacific Coast in 1859, and three years later, joined the 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry.[2] From 1874 through 1883, he worked as an editor and newspaper publisher in California mining camps, and founded ten newspapers, including the Panamint News (November 26, 1874),[3] the first in the Death Valley area.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Lingenfelter, Richard E.; Dwyer, Richard A. (1957). The "Nonpareil" Press of T.S. Harris. G. Dawson.
- ^ Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners (1956). The Westerners Brand Book. Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners. p. 87.
- ^ California Library Association (1966). California Librarian. California Library Association. p. 102.
- ^ Lingenfelter, Richard E. (1986). Death Valley & the Amargosa: A Land of Illusion. University of California Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-0-520-90888-8.
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