George Washington Harris
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Brief Biography
George Washington Harris was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, but relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee, as a child to work in his stepbrother's metalworking shop. He held a variety of jobs throughout his life, including stints as a steamboat captain, a farmer, and the superintendent of a glass manufactory. In 1843, Harris began publishing short pieces in Spirit of the Times. He went on to publish short pieces in the Nashville Union & American, the Chattanooga Daily American Union, and the Knoxville Press and Messenger. During the Civil War, he spent time in Decatur, Alabama, among other cities. Harris passed away in Knoxville in 1869, leaving behind an unpublished book manuscript that disappeared and was never recovered.
Publications
Sut Lovingood Travels with Old Abe Lincoln. Chicago; The Black Cat Press, 1937.
Sut Lovingood. New York; Grove Press, 1954.
Sut Lovingood Yarns Spun. New York; Dick & Fitzgerald, 1867.
Sut Lovingood. New York; Grove Press, 1954.
Sut Lovingood Yarns Spun. New York; Dick & Fitzgerald, 1867.
Themes
George Washington Harris was an Old Southwest Humor writer. His best known character was Sut Lovingood, an Appalachian backwoods merrymaker who likes to tell tall tales.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Harris, George Washington, “George Washington Harris,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/595.