Harte, Bret
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Bret Harte (1836-1902) was an American short story writer and editor of the Overland Monthly literary magazine. In 1862, he and his new wife honeymooned at a rustic house on Church Street in Santa Cruz, owned by the Boston family and rented(?) as a summer house by San Francisco bookseller Anton Roman. It is reputed that he later wrote his first successful story, "The Luck of Roaring Camp", while staying at the same address.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Three, page 67 ("Bret Harte Honeymoon Cottage")
- Ross Eric Gibson, "The Scandalous Harte", Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 14, 2024 ["Local History" series]
- Leon Rowland, "Circuit Rider: Bret Harte Cottage Is Sold", Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 11, 1944, 4:4-6.
