Ghost Towns of California: Your Guide to the Hidden History and Old West Haunts of California Contributor(s): Varney, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 076034082X ISBN-13: 9780760340820 Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN) OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Museums, Tours, Points Of Interest |
Dewey: 979.4 |
LCCN: 2012004810 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - West Coast |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ghost Towns of California is a guidebook to the state's best boomtowns. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Ghost town expert Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to know to explore these remnants of the past. Featured are color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography of 70 sites, including the famous Bodie. Come see where it all started at the mother lode, and trace the great migration throughout the region. Visit the northern mines and the ghosts of San Francisco Bay, the Eastern Sierra, Death Valley, and the Mojave Desert. This is the essential guidebook to the glory days of the Old West |