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A Selection of Books about Ghost Towns

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Histories of ghost towns and abandoned settlements often contain references to people and places found nowhere else.  They chronicle a unique and fascinating period in our collective history.

910085  Ghost Towns & Back Roads: Adventure and Activity Guide to 110 Scenic, Historic, & Natural Wonders, by Donald E. Bower.  Published by Stackpole Books in Harrisburg, 1971. 1st paperback edition.  Index, photos, maps, softcover, 4to., 256 pp.  VG condition. Descriptions of ghost towns in 11 western states. $15.00

910016M Bodie 1859 - 1900, by Frank S. Wedertz.  Chalfant Press, Inc., Bishop, 1969, 211 pp., 4to., Index, biblio., illus., photos, maps, softcover, VG condition, The story of a California mining town, now a ghost town and state historic park. Contains info on early residents. $22.50 

910117 Ghost Towns of the Northwest, by Norman D. Weis. The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, 1974, 319 pp., 3rd printing, 8vo., Index, biblio., photos, maps, cloth, Dj., VG condition, Profiles ghost towns in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. $27.50 

910118 Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West, by Vardis Fisher and Opal Laurel Holmes The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, 1990, 466 pp., 1st edition, later printing, 4to., Index, biblio., notes, illus., photos, cloth, Dj., VG condition, A definitive work by a respected writer. $35.00  

910043M Southern Idaho Ghost Towns, by Wayne Sparling.  Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, (1981) 1974, 135 pp., 1st edition, 3rd printing, 8vo., photos, maps, softcover, VG condition, A guide to 84 towns in the southern part of the state. $10.00  

910069  Lonesome Walls: An Odyssey Through Ghost Towns of the Old West, by Tom Barkdull. Exposition Press, New York, 1971, 133 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., photos, cloth, Dj. (repaired), VG condition, The story of vanished ghost towns and mining camps of the southwest. $20.00 

910044M Ghost Towns of Kansas: A Traveler's Guide, by  Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, 1988, 348 pp., 1st edition, 2nd printing, 8vo., Index, biblio., notes, photos, maps, softcover, VG condition, A useful guide, with detailed descriptions. $12.50 

910013  Gold Guns & Ghost Towns, by W. A. Chalfant. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1971, 175 pp., reprint edition, 7th printing, small 4to., cloth, Dj. (worn), VG condition, Early California history, first published in The Inyo Register of Bishop California. Much on ghost towns, the gold rush, etc. Now a classic. $25.00 

910075 California Ghost Town Trails, by Mickey Broman (1985 Revision by Russ Leadabrand). Gem Guides Book Co., Pico Rivera, 1985, 128 pp., revised edition, 8vo., Illus., photos, maps, softcover, VG condition, A guidebook with useful maps. $12.50  

910078M Gold Town to Ghost Town: The Story of Silver City, Idaho, by Julia Conway Welch. The University Press of Idaho, Moscow, 1982, 124 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., Index, biblio., notes, photos, maps, softcover (scuffed), VG condition, Silver City is in Owyhee County. $12.50 

910053 Black Hills Ghost Towns, by Watson Parker and Hugh K. Lambert. Sage Books, Chicago, (1980) 1974, 215 pp., 1st edition, 3rd printing, 4to., Biblio., illus., photos, maps, cloth, Dj., VG condition, 600 communities are profiled in this profusely illustrated gazetteer-style book. $25.00 

910055 West Kootenay: The Ghost Town Country, by N. L. Barlee. Canada West Publications, No place, 1984, 176 pp., 1st edition, 4to., Illus., photos, maps, wraps, VG condition, The stories of British Columbia ghost towns. $12.50  

910063M  Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies, by Robert L. Brown.The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, 1982, 1st edition, later printing, 8vo., Index, photos, endpaper map, cloth, Dj. (repaired), VG condition, An impressive history of many Colorado mining towns. $27.50 

910080M The Ghost Town of Bodie As Reported by Newspapers of the Day, by Russ and Anne Johnson.  Chalfant Press, Bishop, 1977, 124 pp., later printing, 8vo., Illus., photos., softcover, VG condition, A well illustrated history, drawn from contemporary newspaper accounts. $15.00 

910085  Ghost Towns & Back Roads: Adventure and Activity Guide to 110 Scenic, Historic, & Natural Wonders, by Donald E. Bower.,  Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, 1971, 256 pp., 1st paperback edition, 4to., Index, photos, maps, softcover, VG condition, Descriptions of ghost towns in 11 western states. $15.00  

910087M  Ghost Towns of Montana, by Donald C, Miller.Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, 1981, 177 pp., 1st paperback edition, 3rd printing, 4to., photos, softcover, VG condition, Colorful descriptions of 42 towns from Montana's historic past. $17.50 

910062M Colorado Ghost Towns - Past and Present, by Robert L. Brown. The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, 1977, 322 pp., 1st edition, 3rd printing, 8vo., Index, photos, endpaper map, cloth, Dj. (chipped), A colorful history of many Colorado mining towns, now abandoned or transformed. $27.50 

910121M Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado, by Muriel Sibell Wolle. Sage Books, Denver, 1965, 544 pp., later printing, 4to., Index, illus., maps, cloth, Dj. (torn), VG condition, A classic in the field of western history, this work describes 240 ghost towns and mining camps in Colorado. $30.00  

910122M Ghosts of the Colorado Plains, by Perry Eberhart. Swallow Press, Athens, 1986, 253 pp., 1st edition, 4to., Indexes, sources, illus., photos, maps, cloth, VG condition, Details a profusion of ghost towns throughout the state. $25.00  

906419 Ghost Towns of the Southwest, by Lambert Florin. Promontory Press, New York, 1987, 248 pp., 4to., photos, illus., boards, Dj., Fine condition. Describes ghost towns in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada. $22.50   

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