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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sandra Dallas, 254 pages.
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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 .
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John Morris, 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches, 229 page soft
cover.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Detailed history and historical photos of more than 575
mining sites and towns. Hard cover. Stanley Paher, 492 pages.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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