James Thornton Harris
Journalist, Historian
James Thornton Harris is a journalist and independent historian.
He began his career as a daily newspaper reporter and worked at The Sacramento Bee, The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and The Ukiah Daily Journal.
His work has also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Houston Chronicle, New West and Heirs.
He served as a contributing editor for the History News Network and is a frequent contributor to Salon.