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William Caruthers
William Caruthers (1876-1958) was a former lawyer, journalist, editor and writer.
Born on the banks of the Cumberland River in Tennessee in 1876, his career as a journalist began ...view moreWilliam Caruthers (1876-1958) was a former lawyer, journalist, editor and writer.
Born on the banks of the Cumberland River in Tennessee in 1876, his career as a journalist began when he became editor of the local weekly paper at the age of 16. On his family’s wishes, he returned to school to study law and was admitted to the bar in Tennessee at 19. However, he wanted to be a newspaper man; a successful young lawyer, he soon won a tough case against a big insurance company, closed his law office, and returned to journalism.
He was editor of Illustrated Young and Age, wrote feature articles for the Nashville American, Nashville Banner, the old New York World, the Christian Science Monitor, fiction for Collier’s Weekly and other important magazines.
After moving to California, he initially joined the Los Angeles Examiner before becoming a publisher, attaining nationwide circulation with his magazine The Bystander. He also became editor of Los Angeles first theatrical magazine, the Rounder and soon discovered the lucrative field of ghostwriting. As a ghost writer he addressed big political conventions, assemblies of governors and mayors and a jury as the prosecutor.
In 1926 he retired to an orange grove in the desert near Ontario, California, spending much of his time over the next 25 years in the Death Valley region. It was there he wrote his book “Loafing Around Death Valley Trail,” which tells of his experiences in Death Valley.
He died in California in 1958.view less
Books by William Caruthers
Loafing Along Death Valley Trails: A Personal Narrative of People and Places