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COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, Bauer. Over 40 ghost towns located and described. Highway locations are shown on beautiful 7-color map.
48 pp. (GT144) $4.95
COLORADO GHOST TOWNS,
PAST AND PRESENT, Brown. History, nostalgia, and detailed travel directions combine to provide background for exploring sixty-five of CO's ghost towns and mining camps.
322 pp. (GT195) $14.95
COLORADO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS, Dallas.
147 towns and camps listed. Special maps of the region have been prepared since most of the places are no longer shown on modern day maps. 14 Maps, large format.
264 pp. (GT108) $24.95
DEAD TOWNS OF ALABAMA, Harris. Once again available. A thoroughly absorbing panorama of Alabama's history. A vivid look at 83 Indian towns, 77 fort sites, and 112 colonial, territorial and state towns.
155 pp. (GT124) $19.95
DEATH VALLEY GHOST TOWNS, VOL. 1, Paher.
Although best known for the borax mining, there are two distinct periods of gold and silver mining. About 35 mining camps included. Map, large format.
48 pp. (GT125) $6.95
DEATH VALLEY GHOST
TOWNS, VOL. 2, Paher. An addition to the above title with no duplication. Map, large format.
32 pp. (GT126) $6.95
DUST IN THE WIND, Speck.
The first and only guidebook to focus on the best ghost towns in all 50 states. Over 500 locations from across the U.S. are featured.
256 pp. (GT178) $19.95
EASTERN CALIFORNIA TREASURE
HUNTER'S GHOST TOWN GUIDE, Fox. 1860 and 1881 maps show 700 place names, mining camps, abandoned roads, springs, all in Alpine, Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.
24 pp. (GT127) $4.95
FADED DREAMS: MORE GHOST TOWNS OF KANSAS, Fitzgerald.
106 previously un-described ghosts of the state. Provided is info on whether the site is a total ghost and completely gone, or just a site of abandoned ruins or foundations, or if there are a few remaining inhabitants. Historical descriptions of all. 10 maps.
304 pp. (GT170) $14.95
FORGOTTEN TOWNS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, Beck. Vivid re-creations of the back roads, small towns, and legends that give New Jersey its special character.
280 pp. (GT128) $23.00
MORE FORGOTTEN TOWNS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, Beck. In this sequel to the above book, his visits to the state's early heritage; churches, villages, and roads; are continued.
338 pp. (GT129) $22.00
GHOST SITES OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO, Carson. Sites, mines, stations, old trails. Large format.
40 pp. (GT132) $7.95
GHOST TOWN/SITES, THEN AND NOW,
Preston. A packet of maps locating the ghost towns of the state complete with overlays of the modern road system for reference purposes.
Arizona (MP206)
Colorado (MP218)
Idaho (MP198)
Montana (MP220)
Nevada (MP213)
New Mexico (MP224)
Northern California (MP210)
Oregon (MP201)
Southern California (MP211)
Washington (MP202)
All map sets are $12.95 each.
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GHOST TOWNS ALIVE: Trips to New Mexico's Past, Harris. Seventy ghost towns in eleven regions from the Santa Fe Trail and Colfax County in the north to the southern mountains and the boot heel at the south end of the state. All towns listed in the book are accessible. Over 140 photos, 11 maps & index.
242 pp. (GT206) $19.95
GHOST TOWNS AND DROWNED TOWNS OF WEST KOOTENAY, Turnbull. Arrowhead, Beaton and Needles are among the drowned, Cody, Three Forks, Poplar, Waterloo, Goldfields, Gerrard,
Brooklyn, Cascade and a host of others vanished. Here is the story of over 50 ghostly relics of West Kootewnay.
110 pp. (GT197) $11.95
GHOST TOWNS AND HISTORICAL HAUNTS IN ARIZONA, Heatwole.
Photos are used to illustrate the stories and historical events of the state. Maps.
144 pp. (GT133) $9.95
GHOST TOWNS AND LOST TREASURES, Traywick. Lost mines and treasures above and below
the international border with Mexico, and a brief history of Cochise County, Arizona ghost towns.
199 pp. (GT205) $14.95
GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF CALIFORNIA, Nadeau. 4th Ed. Historic photos.
324 pp. (GT168) $17.95
GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF NEW MEXICO, Sherman. 10 Maps, large format.
280 pp. (GT134) $24.95
GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY, Basque. History of a forgotten part of British Columbia from Osoyoos east to the Kootenays.
Several maps and town-site plan are included.
152 pp. (GT190) $22.95
GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND, Paterson/Basque.
Numerous maps and black and white, and full colored photos, of the ghost towns and mining camps of Vancouver Island.
104 pp. (GT185) $21.95
GHOST TOWN LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA, Warneke. Back in
print! Revised and updated. 350 forgotten ghost towns pinpointed by county. A comprehensive list and history of the state's ghosts.
16 pp. (GT136) $6.00
* NEW * GHOST TOWNS OF ARIZONA, Bauer. Remnants of the mining days. Full-color pages with a center-spread map of the ghost towns.
48 pp. (GT173) $6.95
GHOST TOWNS OF ARIZONA, Sherman. Covers the entire state. 13 maps, large format.
218 pp. (GT135) $24.95
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GHOST TOWNS OF CALIFORNIA. Remnants of the Mining Days. Full color guide, bound in water-repellent film laminated cover. Extensive center-spread map of the ghost locations highlighted.
48 pp. (GT174) $6.95
GHOST TOWNS OF COLORADO, Varney. Engaging anecdotal, yet historical guidebook. Large format, 145 color and 21 b&w photos, 12 maps, index, bibliography.
160 pp. (GT193) $19.95
GHOST TOWNS OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES, Brown. This book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. Photos, maps.
401 pp. (GT182) $17.95
GHOST TOWNS OF KANSAS, Fitzgerald.
A guide to over 100 towns that have either disappeared without a trace or are only a shadowy remnant. Organized by region and features ten maps with detailed instructions for finding each site. Twenty of the towns included are discussed for the first time. Maps.
368 pp. (GT137) $14.95
GHOST TOWNS OF MICHIGAN, Wakefield. These are stories of land speculators, wildcat bankers, boom-and-bust lumber barons, pioneers who refused to give up, and small
towns with big ideas that didn't quite pan out.
VOL. I 183 pp. (GT152) $16.95
VOL. II 266 pp. (GT153) $16.95
VOL. III 146 pp. (GT200) $15.95
GHOST TOWNS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, Varney. Ghost town authority Varney brings this region to life. Large format, 159 color photos, 13 maps,
index, bibliography.
160 pp. (GT194) $19.95
GHOST TOWNS OF OKLAHOMA, Morris. Title says it all. Maps, large format.
240 pp. (GT139) $24.95
GHOST TOWNS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST,
Varney. Both a fascinating history of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia and a trustworthy travel guide to the region’s ghost towns.
Arranged geographically and featuring detailed maps that make traveling the area a breeze. Rich color photos, large format.
160 pp. (GT208) $19.95
GHOST TOWNS OF TEXAS, Baker.
88 of the "best" ghost towns in the state. Criteria for the selection of the towns included three items; the site had to have something to be seen (ruins, abandoned buildings, etc.) second, the sites had to have public access and third, all the state had to be represented. Each town site includes map and full directions for reaching it with details as to the town as it once was and as it looks today. Bibliography for further research. 89 maps, large format.
208 pp. (GT141) $24.95
MORE TEXAS GHOST TOWNS, Baker.
A companion volume to his "Ghost Towns of Texas". Includes 24 sites not covered in the previous edition. Many have never before appeared in any ghost town guide.
210 pp. (GT207) Cloth $34.95 Paper $11.95
GHOST TOWNS OF THE NORTHWEST, Weis. Sixty-two ghost towns from OR, WA, ID, WY, MT are individually described with directions on how to find them.
319 pp. (GT183) $17.95
GHOST TOWNS OF THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, Young. A fascinating human and cultural history of the Santa Cruz Mountains from 1850 to the middle of the 20th Century.
144 pp. (GT204) $14.95
GHOSTS OF THE COLORADO PLAINS, Eberhart.
The author traces some 150 ill-fated settlements south and east of Denver, providing accounts of their birth, peak activity, and ultimate demise.
253 pp. (GT192) $29.95
GHOSTS OF THE GLORY TRAIL,
Murbarger. 274 ghost towns are listed for all Nevada counties with an additional listing providing the names of 225 other sites which include some in eastern California and western Utah.
316 pp. (GT145) $19.95
GOLD TOWN TO GHOST TOWN, The Story of Silver City, Idaho, Welch.
128 pp. (GT151) $12.95
GUIDE TO THE COLORADO GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS, Eberhart. If
you can only afford one ghost town book for the state, this is the one. Maps.
496 pp. (GT146) $18.95
GULF SOUTH JOURNAL, Serpas. Originally written as a guide to the back locations of the
Gulf Coast from Mississippi to Florida, this book has turned into a treasure source for locations of old forts, camps, towns, pirate lures, etc.
166 pp. (GT147) $5.95
HAUNTED HIGHWAYS, Looney.
Ghost towns of New Mexico. Photos and easy to read historical background material. Large format.
220 pp. (GT148) $17.95
HUNTING THE GHOST TOWNS, Carson.
Ever popular book on ghost-towning, mainly centered on Colorado towns. Techniques and information provided on hunting ghosts can be applicable to other states as well.
84 pp. (GT172) $8.95
JEEP TRAILS TO COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, Brown. Towns of importance during the gold and silver rushes of the state. Most are remotely located. Detailed directions to find them. End-sheet map.
245 pp. (GT150) $12.95
LUMBER GHOSTS:
A Travel Guide to the Historic Lumber Towns of the Pacific Northwest, Erickson. Guides the back roads traveler to about 80 historic sawmill towns in various stages of decline. Organized into six different auto tours with detailed directions, maps, old town plans and historic photos.
120 pp. (GT177) $16.95
MICHIGAN GHOST TOWNS, Dodge. Very little has been written about Michigan ghost towns. This series of books is the first ever published on the subject.
Upper Peninsula 301 pp. (GT180) $15.95
Lower Peninsula 312 pp. (GT181) $15.95
MINING CAMPS AND GHOST TOWNS ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA,
Love. A history of the mineral frontier in the lower Colorado region. Many chapters are devoted to detailing and pinpointing places in the search. Cloth.
192 pp. (GT154) $19.95
THE
MINING CAMPS SPEAK, Sagstetter/Sagstetter.
If you have visited ghost town sites and were disappointed because there was "nothing left" here is the book you have been waiting for. Illustrated with 100s of photographs. Large format.
293 pp. (GT199) $19.95
MONTANA PAY DIRT, Wolle. A classic guide to the mining camps of Montana. One of the best sources available. 22 maps, large format.
436 pp. (GT155) $24.95
NAMELESS TOWNS, Texas Sawmill Communities, 1880-1942, Sitton/Conrad. Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life.
257 pp. (GT184) $18.95
NEVADA GHOST TOWNS AND MINING
CAMPS, Paher. 668 ghost towns are described complete with travel directions. Cloth, large format, 710 illustrations, index, glossary, desert travel hints, reading list.
500 pp. (GT196) $54.95
NEVADA GHOST TOWN TRAILS, Browman. Listed are 120 ghost towns within the state with detailed maps.
80 pp. (GT157) $7.95
NEVADA TREASURE HUNTER'S GHOST TOWN GUIDE, Fox. 24 page booklet
with early 1867 and 1881 maps of the state showing 800 locations, mining camps, abandoned roads.
24 pp. (GT156) $5.95
NEVADA'S TURBULENT YESTERDAY, Ashbaugh. Tales of long-gone boom towns and
the rugged individuals who built them. More than 3,000 listed. Cloth.
349 pp. (GT158) $22.95
NEW MEXICO, TEXAS GHOST TOWNS, Florin.
One of a series of books by Florin. A guide to ghost towns in these states, and how to get there.
80 pp. (GT189) $5.95
NEW MEXICO'S BEST GHOST TOWNS, Varney.
A practical guide - good directions given along with short historical background. Large format.
190 pp. (GT159) $17.95
ROMANCING NEVADA'S PAST:
Ghost Towns and Historic Sites of Eureka, Lander and White Pine Counties, Hall. (Central/eastern Nevada) Both a history and guidebook to sites and towns - arranged alphabetically county-by-county for quick reference. Easy to follow directions for locating. 4 maps.
264 pp. (GT169) $22.95
SILENT TOWNS ON THE PRAIRIE, Brovald. North Dakota’s disappearing towns & farms. The essence of why these towns were born and why they are now disappearing
and becoming ghost towns. Large format.
121 pp. (GT209) $19.95
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SOME DREAMS DIE: Utah’s Lost Towns and Lost Treasures, Thompson. 400 towns listed. Probably the most thorough guide to Utah’s ghosts ever assembled. Large format, 12 maps.
264 pp. (GT161) $25.00
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEST GHOST TOWNS: A Practical Guide, Varney. A guide to 60 of the best ghosts in the state - grouped in four chapters - Inyo County, Death Valley,
the Mohave Desert and Kern River and the area surrounding LA and San Diego. Map for each chapter with directions to location. Also tips on use of particular topo maps for further research. Cloth, maps,
large format.
192 pp. (GT162) $17.95
SOUTHERN IDAHO GHOST TOWNS, Sparling. Maps pinpoint the locations of these old towns scattered throughout the state. 84 names covered.
135 pp. (GT160) $12.95
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SOUTHWESTERN GHOST TOWN ATLAS, Johnson. A do-it-yourself guide to lead you back to the scenes and towns of our early west. Cities and towns of modern times are shown in black ink. Ghost towns and historic places appear with anecdotes giving their years and importance, all in red outline.
48 pp. (GT163) $4.50
STAMPEDE TO TIMBERLINE, Wolle.
This book includes the story of 240 of Colorado's mining camps with emphasis on the human side. 22 maps give the location of each one and serve as a guide for those who want to reach them.
583 pp. (GT187) $34.95
TALES AND TOWNS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, Beck. Does for northern New Jersey what the previous books did for southern New Jersey.
347 pp. (GT131) $18.95
TEXAS FORGOTTEN PORTS:
Mid-Gulf Coast Ports from Corpus Christi to Matagorda Bay, Guthrie. Of the more than 20 ports to spring to life in middle South Texas, only one, Corpus Christi, survives as a major deepwater port. This is a study of the others. Maps, endnotes, cloth.
224 pp. (GT164) $23.95
TEXAS FORGOTTEN PORTS, VOL. 2, Guthrie. River ports on the Red, Brazos and Rio Grande Rivers, includes landings on Caddo Lake, ports of Jefferson, Houston and
Galveston, Buffalo Bayou landings, San Luis, Freebooters. Notes, bibliography, 13 maps, cloth.
292 pp. (GT175) $23.95
TEXAS FORGOTTEN PORTS, VOL.3, Guthrie.
Includes river ports on Trinity, Neches, Angelina, and Sabine Rivers. Also ports of Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. Notes, photos, index, cloth.
256 pp. (GT179) $23.95
TIMBERLINE TAILINGS, Wolle. Tales of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps.
337 pp. (GT188) $26.95
UNIQUE GHOST TOWNS AND MOUNTAIN SPOTS, Bancroft.
Points of interest are discussed that are often overlooked. (Colo. material).
100 pp. (GT165) $5.95
UTAH GHOST TOWNS, Carr. This guide lists in geographical order by counties, gives an
historical summary, defines locations and describes with text and photographs more than 150 ghost towns entirely within Utah. Large format.
174 pp. (GT198) $16.95
WESTERN ARIZONA GHOST TOWNS,
Paher. Covers Yuma area, Gila City, Laguna, LaPax, Ehrenburg, in addition to many, many others. Large format.
64 pp. (GT166) $12.95
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