Bassett, Herman S., 1869-1965.

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Herman S. Bassett, publisher, was two years old in 1871 when he arrived in Spokane with his parents. His father, Wilbur Fiske Bassett was a carpenter and millwright. The family moved to a farm near Granite Lake in 1872. Herman Bassett was owner and editor of the Harrington Citizen from 1907 to 1959. He was known as "The Sagebrush Bard" because of his poems about pioneer life.

From the description of Herman Sherman Bassett papers, 1953-1957. (Spokane Public Library). WorldCat record id: 741131962

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creatorOf Bassett, Herman S., 1869-1965. Herman Sherman Bassett papers, 1953-1957. Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch
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associatedWith Becher, Edmund T. person
associatedWith Shissler, Bertha Bassett. person
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Washington (State)
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Birth 1869

Death 1965

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