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Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: Arizona Highways

The ghost towns of Arizona portrayed as only Arizona Highways could portray them. Loaded with modern and historic photos, many of them in full-color. Covers the most important ghost town from north to south.  Philip Varney, 136 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches with a soft cover. 
W-4059 $14.95


Atlas Of Colorado Ghost Towns, Volume I

This is more of a general ghost town overview than a detailed atlas. It covers the first 31 counties of Colorado's 63 counties, in alphabetic order.  It was originally the first of a two part set. Volume II is now out of print. It corers the towns, mines, historical sites, and landmarks with historical narrative, maps and illustrations. Leanne C. Boyd and Glenn H. Carson, 134 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover. 
W-5276   $14.95 


Bodie, Boom Town - Gold Town!

Story of the last of California's old-time mining camps, now a state historic park. Includes visitor information, and many historic photos. Douglas McDonald, 48 pages, 7 x 10 inches with a soft cover. 
W-5352  $6.95 


California Ghost Town Trails

Best selling guide showing the old ghost towns as they appear today. Detailed maps, interesting facts and historical data on 70 California ghost towns. Illustrated. Broman & Leadabrand, 128 pages, 6 x 9 inches with a soft cover. 
W-5353   $7.95 


California-Nevada Ghost Town Atlas 

This atlas is a do-it-yourself guide to the scenes and towns of the early west. A series of 21 maps cover all the prime ghost town locations in these states. Robert Neil Johnson, 48 pages, 6 x 9 inches with a soft cover. 
W-4034 $4.50 


Colorado Ghost Towns & Mining Camps

Sandra Dallas, 254 pages. 
W-6190  $24.95


Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume I

An attractive, oversized guide to the ghost towns of Death Valley. Many photos and detailed history of the old mining camps as they once existed. Volume 1 covers Southern Death Valley and Death Valley National Park area. A map of Death  Valley is included. Illustrated. Stanley W. Paher, 9 x 12 inches, 32 pages with a soft cover . 
W-5355   $6.95 


Death Valley Ghost Towns Volume II

An attractive, oversized guide to the ghost towns of Death Valley. Many photos and detailed history of the old mining camps as they once existed. Volume 2 covers Northern and Western Death Valley. A map of Death Valley is included. Illustrated. Stanley W. Paher, 9 x 12 inches, 32 pages with a soft cover .
W-5356  $6.95 


Dust in the Wind:  A Guide To American Ghost Towns

A coast to tour of significant ghost town sites. The US is divided into regions and a short synopsis of each site is provided. This book in nicely illustrated with black and white photographs. It is a treasure trove of information for any serious ghost town enthusiast, treasure hunter or metal detectorist. 

Gary Speck, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, soft cover with 255 pages. 
W-4052  $19.95 


Ghost Of The Glory Trail

Intimate glimpses into the past and present of 275 western ghost towns. Here are the exciting stories of early-day mining stampedes, cities that sprung up from the sage, and earth-given treasures so phenomenal as to be beyond belief. Covers all of Nevada and parts of California and Utah. Illustrated with historic maps and photographs. Nell Murbarger, 299 pages, 6 x 9 inches with a soft cover. 
W-6247  $19.95 


Ghost Towns And Historical Haunts Of Arizona

Stories that first appeared in the Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette reveal real life in the old mining towns in words and photos. Well illustrated with maps and historic photographs. Thelma Heatwole, 144 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches with a soft cover . 
W-5427 $12.95 


Ghost Towns And Mining Camps Of California: A History & Guide

Fourth edition of a classic, Brings to life the turbulent times in the heyday of each town and guides the visitor to the sights that are relics of those times. The mining history of California from the Mother Lode to the deserts through the path of its historic ghost towns and mining camps.Historic photos and maps. Remi Nadeau, 324 pages. 
W-5357   $19.95


Ghost Towns And Mining Camps Of New Mexico

This is a well documented and illustrated tour of 130 of New Mexico's old and defunct mining, farming, railroad, and lumbering communities. Town entries are arranged alphabetically for ease of selection. Illustrated by more than 450 photographs. Vacationers, ghost-town buffs, detectorist, and treasure hunters as well as serious historians can take a real or imagined trip through New Mexico's past with this book in hand.   

James & Barbara Sherman, 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches, 270 page soft cover. 
W-6186   $24.95


Ghost Towns Of Arizona

The Shermans' offer brief but lively sketches of the history of more than 130 of the top ghost towns of Arizona. These were the mining , milling , and river towns that were the movers and shakers of their day. Complete with detailed maps to each site and loaded with historic photographs. James & Barbara Sherman, 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches, 208 page soft cover. 
W-6184   $24.95 


Ghost Towns Of Colorado

Your guide to Colorado ghost towns and mining camps. A pictorial discovery guide to about 90 of towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Georgetown. Arranged by region with precise directions and mileage to sites. Loaded with beautiful full color photographs. Philip Varney, 160 pages, 8 1/2 by 11 soft cover. 
W-4007   $19.95 


Ghost Towns of Northern California

Your guide to Northern California ghost towns and mining camps. A pictorial discovery guide to about 50 of Northern California's best ghost towns. From out-of-the-way spots like Campo Seco to popular sites like Bodie they are all arranged by region. Complete with travel maps and rich with full color photographs. Philip Varney, 160 pages, 8 1/2 by 11 soft cover. 
W-4006   $19.95 


Ghost Towns Of Oklahoma

John Morris, 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches, 229 page soft cover.
W-6187 $17.95  


Ghost Towns Of Texas

One of the few good Texas ghost town books. The towns chosen for the book have histories which are so colorful and varied that they easily keep the readers attention. They range from a seaport community devastated by hurricanes ( Indianola) to a crusty little rural hamlet which is more famous in after-life than it was while among the living (Luckenbach). Loaded with historic photographs. A great research tool. T. Lindsay Baker, 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches, 196 pages soft cover.
W-6188 $24.95 


The Guide To Bodie And Eastern Sierra Historic Sites

The gold discovery in Bodie in 1859, the death of its discoverer, the boom of 1879 and its long decline. Bodie is one of the best preserved ghost towns in the US and this book covers everything from it's history to a travel guide on how to get there now. This work also covers all the neighboring sites of the Eastern Sierras like Monoville, Dog Town, Cerro Gordo, Lundy, and Laws. Loaded with historic photographs. George Williams III, 72 pages,8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover. 
W-6177 $12.95


Mining Camp Days

This is the personal account of the author in the mining camps of Nevada and California during the early parts of this century. It covers the boom days of Tonopah, the waning years of Aurora and peak period Bodie, the wildest of them all. Billeb, 229 pages. 
W-5243 $14.95 


  Montana Pay Dirt: A Guide to the Mining Camps of the Treasure State

The stories of the people and the mines that formed the mining camps of Montana.  Divides the state into 22 mining districts and then thoroughly looks at the history of the rise and fall of all the significant mining camps in each district. Muriel Sibell Wolle, 435 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches with a soft cover. 
W-4056 $23.95


Nevada Ghost Towns And Mining Camps

Detailed history and historical photos of more than 575 mining sites and towns. Hard cover. Stanley Paher, 492 pages. 
W-5807   $44.95 


Nevada Ghost Town Trails

This book offers photos and maps with detailed mileage to 139 ghost towns in the great mining state of Nevada. Includes detailed maps and historic photographs of each site. A great resource for any historian, metal detectorist, or treasure hunter.  Mickey Broman, 80 pages, 6 x 9 inches, soft cover. 
W-5365  $7.95 


  Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns & Historic Sites of Eureka, Lander, and White Pine Counties

Both a guidebook to and a history of central and eastern Nevada. All the ghost towns and historic sites are covered with descriptions, histories and photographs. A section on each of the three counties starts with an introduction and historic review of that county.  Shawn Hall, 226 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches with a  soft cover. 
W-4058   $19.95


Southern California's Best Ghost Towns

Our best ghost town book covering the Southern California historic mining districts, the failed socialist colony of LLano and the agricultural disaster at Mineolla. Covers 57 ghost towns in 12 geographic areas .Philip Varney, 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, 137 page soft cover. 
W-6183   $19.95


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