Author: Thomas W. Moore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Vanishing Western Ghost Towns with Lamentations
Author: Thomas W. Moore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Ghost Towns of the West
Author: William Carter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Survey of abandoned towns, mostly mining towns, in the West. Well illustrated.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Survey of abandoned towns, mostly mining towns, in the West. Well illustrated.
Ghost Towns
Author: Clint Thomsen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782001077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. But literally thousands more are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of abandoned boomtowns. Attracting thousands of visitors every year, many of these are protected by public and private parties alike, and visits are carefully regulated in order to preserve these valuable historical relics. Clint Thomsen describes various types of ghost town, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns and mining camps.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782001077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. But literally thousands more are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of abandoned boomtowns. Attracting thousands of visitors every year, many of these are protected by public and private parties alike, and visits are carefully regulated in order to preserve these valuable historical relics. Clint Thomsen describes various types of ghost town, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns and mining camps.
Ghost Towns of the Old West
Author: Gary Topping
Publisher: BDD Promotional Books Company
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Whatever the reasons, the fascination is undeniable and GHOST TOWNS OF THE OLD WEST is sure to please even the most ardent ghost town aficionado. Featuring a lively, informative text by historian Gary Topping and more than 150 color photographs by noted California photographer Lynn Radeka--all commissioned especially for this volume--this handsome book surveys 18 of the richest, wickedest, and most colorful communities on the frontier.
Publisher: BDD Promotional Books Company
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Whatever the reasons, the fascination is undeniable and GHOST TOWNS OF THE OLD WEST is sure to please even the most ardent ghost town aficionado. Featuring a lively, informative text by historian Gary Topping and more than 150 color photographs by noted California photographer Lynn Radeka--all commissioned especially for this volume--this handsome book surveys 18 of the richest, wickedest, and most colorful communities on the frontier.
Ghost Towns of the American West
Author: Bill O'Neal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Photographs of Ghost Towns.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Photographs of Ghost Towns.
Academic American Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A twenty-one volume set of encyclopedias providing an alphabetical listing of information on a variety of topics.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A twenty-one volume set of encyclopedias providing an alphabetical listing of information on a variety of topics.
Ghost Towns of the West
Author: Philip Varney
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 0760357684
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Ghosts Towns of the West is filled with photographs, maps, history, and detailed directions to find the best ghost towns to linger in the wake 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, indigenous peoples, settlers, farmers, and miners. Perfect for planning a road trip, 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. Most 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: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 0760357684
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Ghosts Towns of the West is filled with photographs, maps, history, and detailed directions to find the best ghost towns to linger in the wake 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, indigenous peoples, settlers, farmers, and miners. Perfect for planning a road trip, 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. Most 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.
A Guide to Western Ghost Towns
Author: Lambert Florin
Publisher: Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher: Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Western Ghost Towns
Author: Lambert Florin
Publisher: Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Over 200 photographs picture ghost towns today and the text recalls their history.
Publisher: Seattle : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Over 200 photographs picture ghost towns today and the text recalls their history.
Ghost Towns of the American West
Author: Robert Silverberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghost towns
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description