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Lummis, Charles Fletcher 1859-

Author; born in Lynn, Mass., March 1, 1859; was educated at Harvard College; walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1884. This trip of 3,507 miles was made purely for pleasure and was accomplished in 143 days. He was editor of the Los Angeles Daily times, 1885-87. He lived for a number of years in an Indian village in New Mexico, became familiar with the manners and customs of the natives, and has travelled extensively in the Southwest, Mexico, and South America. In 1894 he established in Los Angeles The land of sunshine, a monthly periodical. Among his publications are The land of Poco Tiempo; The Spanish pioneers; The man who married the Moon; The gold Fish of the Grand Chimu; A New Mexico David, etc.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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