Ghost Towns of California: Your Guide to the Hidden History and Old West Haunts of California - Couverture souple

Varney, Philip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 076034082X ISBN 13 : 9780760340820

Editeur : Voyageur Press, 2012

Synopsis

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!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Voyageur Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 076034082X
• ISBN 13: 9780760340820
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible