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Ghost Towns of CaliforniaYour Guide to the Hidden History and Old West Haunts of California | Format: Paperback, 240 Pages Item: 193280 ISBN: 9780760340820 SpecsIllustrations: 161 color photos & 7 maps Size: 6 x 9 Weight: 1.25 lb. Edition: First Published: July 15th 2012 DC: AP List Price: $24.99 $18.74All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
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! |
Philip Varney has toured and photographed more than 600 ghost towns throughout the American West. He is the author of eight ghost town guidebooks, including Ghost Towns of the Mountain West. According to Tony Hillerman, “No one brings ghost towns to life like Philip Varney.” |
"The book cleverly maps out the towns in geographical order and thus makes it easy for people who wish to visit them in some sequential order. With each entry, Varney gives a complete with a history of each town, how to get there and even vehicle recommendations. As California has such a rich history, especially with the Gold Rush, his book provides readers a great window into the history of the state." - Huffingtonn Post
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“The book cleverly maps out the towns in geographical order and thus makes it easy for people who wish to visit them in some sequential order.” - Huffington Post Contents To the Reader Introduction: “Gold! Gold! Gold on the American River!” Chapter One Ghosts of The Mother Lode Coloma Georgetown Amador City Volcano Mokelumne Hill Campo Seco Murphys Columbia Chinese Camp Chapter Two Ghosts of The Northern Mines Nevada City Dutch Flat North Bloomfield and Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Downieville Sierra City Johnsville and the Plumas-Eureka State Park Chapter Three Ghosts of the North Country Shasta French Gulch Weaverville Helena Callahan Chapter Four Ghosts of San Francisco Bay Alcatraz Angel Island Fort Point China Camp Locke Chapter Five Ghosts of the Eastern Sierra Bodie Manzanar The Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns Cerro Gordo Keeler Chapter Six Spirits of Death Valley Skidoo The Wildrose Charcoal Kilns The Harmony Borax Works Leadfield Ryan Shoshone Chapter Seven Ghost of the Mojave Desert Kelso Calico Randsburg The Tropico Gold Mine Willow Springs Llano Acknowledgments Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author and Photographer |
August 10,2012 The Huffington Post gave Ghost Towns of California, the latest installment of Voyageur Press's Ghost Towns series, a favorable review August 9. Learn More.
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