Author: Jim Hinckley
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760338434
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Ghost towns lie all along the Mother Road. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boomtowns built around oil mines, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than twenty-five ghost towns, rich in stories and history. Includes directions for when you take your trip. Complemented by Kerrick James’ gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography. Explore the beauty and nostalgia of these abandoned communities along America’s favorite highway!
Ghost Towns of Route 66
Author: Jim Hinckley
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 0760369690
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Ghost Towns of Route 66 guides you through more than 25 fascinating ghost towns along America's Main Street-Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley fills you in on their rich history and the photography of Kerrick James brings their haunting beauty to life.
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 0760369690
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Ghost Towns of Route 66 guides you through more than 25 fascinating ghost towns along America's Main Street-Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley fills you in on their rich history and the photography of Kerrick James brings their haunting beauty to life.
Ghost Towns of the West
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760350418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"Ghosts Towns of the West is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West! Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, American Indians, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential guidebook to the historic remains of centuries' past includes maps, town histories, color and historical photographs, and detailed directions to these out-of-the-way outdoor museums of the West. Plan your road trips by chapter--each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the Western range"--
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760350418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"Ghosts Towns of the West is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West! Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, American Indians, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential guidebook to the historic remains of centuries' past includes maps, town histories, color and historical photographs, and detailed directions to these out-of-the-way outdoor museums of the West. Plan your road trips by chapter--each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the Western range"--
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
New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826310101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, it has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826310101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, it has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites.
Ghost Towns
Author: Chris McNab
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782745501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782745501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Pennsylvania Ghost Towns
Author: Susan Tassin
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811734110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
- Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia -- Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811734110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
- Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia -- Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County.
Some Dreams Die
Author: George A. Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942688016
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942688016
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Ghost Towns of the West
Author: Lambert Florin
Publisher: BBS Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
A verbal and visual exploration of the West's ghost towns.
Publisher: BBS Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
A verbal and visual exploration of the West's ghost towns.
Ghost Towns
Author: Gary B. Speck
Publisher: Westside
ISBN: 9781605534244
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Take a historical and visual tour through ghost towns in North America. Find out what these communities were and what they've become. Full of nostalgic old and desolate contemporary photographs that capture the essence of many of these places. Find out what happens when once bustling businesses and thriving villages reach the end of their lifespan. Locations in the western United States and throughout the rest of the country and continent are included to provide a variety of events and calamities affecting the towns.
Publisher: Westside
ISBN: 9781605534244
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Take a historical and visual tour through ghost towns in North America. Find out what these communities were and what they've become. Full of nostalgic old and desolate contemporary photographs that capture the essence of many of these places. Find out what happens when once bustling businesses and thriving villages reach the end of their lifespan. Locations in the western United States and throughout the rest of the country and continent are included to provide a variety of events and calamities affecting the towns.
Ghost Towns and Other Quirky Places in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Author: Barbara Solem-Stull
Publisher: Plexus Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9780937548608
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Plexus Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9780937548608
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description