Author: Lorraine S. Bonebrake
Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers
ISBN: 9781565792876
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Colorado's Scenic Ghost Towns
Author: Lorraine S. Bonebrake
Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers
ISBN: 9781565792876
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers
ISBN: 9781565792876
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps
Author: Sandra Dallas
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806120843
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806120843
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom
Colorado Ghost Towns
Author: Robert L. Brown
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870045301
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This is the third in Robert Brown's series of picturesque guidebooks to another era. In text and photographs he has captured the sense of the historic as well as the nostalgic of a new selection of ghost towns and mining camps that dot the back country byways and high mountain valleys of Colorado.
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870045301
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This is the third in Robert Brown's series of picturesque guidebooks to another era. In text and photographs he has captured the sense of the historic as well as the nostalgic of a new selection of ghost towns and mining camps that dot the back country byways and high mountain valleys of Colorado.
Ghost Towns of the Mountain West
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1610600908
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The Rocky Mountain and Great Basin states are the heart of ghost-town country. Once-bustling pioneer outposts, mining camps, lumber towns, and railroad villages stand today as reminders of the glory days of gold rushes, industrial progress, and that pioneering spirit of the Old West. This book guides readers to the fascinating and scenic ghost towns of Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Varney highlights popular tourist destinations as well as out-of-the-way spots unfamiliar even to natives of the region. Maps, historical background, and stunning color photographs bring to life dozens of ghost towns and provide practical information for exploring this fascinating chapter of American history.
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1610600908
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The Rocky Mountain and Great Basin states are the heart of ghost-town country. Once-bustling pioneer outposts, mining camps, lumber towns, and railroad villages stand today as reminders of the glory days of gold rushes, industrial progress, and that pioneering spirit of the Old West. This book guides readers to the fascinating and scenic ghost towns of Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Varney highlights popular tourist destinations as well as out-of-the-way spots unfamiliar even to natives of the region. Maps, historical background, and stunning color photographs bring to life dozens of ghost towns and provide practical information for exploring this fascinating chapter of American history.
Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies
Author: Robert L. Brown
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870043420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. There is an informal history of each town, along with early and contemporary photographs to aid in site identification.
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870043420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. There is an informal history of each town, along with early and contemporary photographs to aid in site identification.
Colorado's Best Ghost Towns
Author: Kenneth Christian Jessen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781928656098
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"From old mining camps high in the Rockies to Mesa Verde in the south to homestead villages in the east, Kenneth Jessen presents the top 105 ghost towns of Colorado, selected from his 40-plus years of exploring over 1,600 ghost towns throughout the state. Each ghost town comes to life through color photos and a brief history; complete with descriptive directions and map coordinates"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781928656098
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"From old mining camps high in the Rockies to Mesa Verde in the south to homestead villages in the east, Kenneth Jessen presents the top 105 ghost towns of Colorado, selected from his 40-plus years of exploring over 1,600 ghost towns throughout the state. Each ghost town comes to life through color photos and a brief history; complete with descriptive directions and map coordinates"--P. [4] of cover.
Ghost Towns of Colorado
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780896584181
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get ready for adventure as Philip Varney and John Drew take you on a tour of Colorado’s most fascinating historic mining camps and ghost towns. Ghost Towns of Colorado provides comprehensive information on more than 90 towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Leadville; from Silverton to Georgetown and Crested Butte to help you discover this engaging region for yourself. If you’re an armchair visitor, you’ll appreciate the rich color photos and descriptive text that bring the region to life; if you’re an actual visitor you’ll appreciate the directions and the many maps that make traveling the area a breeze. Chapters are arranged geographically by regions, and Varney provides precise directions and mileage to sites, plus information on what roads can be reached via car, truck, or 4-wheel drive. Philip Varney is also the author of Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has written books on ghost towns in Arizona and in Southern California. Photographer John Drew, along with his wife Susan, teamed up with Varney for Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has photographed ghost towns throughout the West.
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780896584181
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get ready for adventure as Philip Varney and John Drew take you on a tour of Colorado’s most fascinating historic mining camps and ghost towns. Ghost Towns of Colorado provides comprehensive information on more than 90 towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Leadville; from Silverton to Georgetown and Crested Butte to help you discover this engaging region for yourself. If you’re an armchair visitor, you’ll appreciate the rich color photos and descriptive text that bring the region to life; if you’re an actual visitor you’ll appreciate the directions and the many maps that make traveling the area a breeze. Chapters are arranged geographically by regions, and Varney provides precise directions and mileage to sites, plus information on what roads can be reached via car, truck, or 4-wheel drive. Philip Varney is also the author of Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has written books on ghost towns in Arizona and in Southern California. Photographer John Drew, along with his wife Susan, teamed up with Varney for Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has photographed ghost towns throughout the West.
Jeep Trails to Colorado Ghost Towns
Author: Robert L. Brown
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870040214
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Settle into your four-wheel-drive vehicle or a chair and take off for the mining camps of Colorado! This book is an illustrated history of fifty-nine towns famous during the gold and silver rushes of the 1800s, with directions on how to get to each.
Publisher: Caxton Press
ISBN: 9780870040214
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Settle into your four-wheel-drive vehicle or a chair and take off for the mining camps of Colorado! This book is an illustrated history of fifty-nine towns famous during the gold and silver rushes of the 1800s, with directions on how to get to each.
Atlas of Colorado Ghost Towns
Author: Leanne C. Boyd
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Stampede to Timberline
Author: Muriel Sibell Wolle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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