Ghost Towns of Death Valley, Hardcover - Robert P. Palazzo

Reducere. Although the Death Valley area is sparsely populated, it once was home to a good many towns, some of which not only have disappeared from the deser...

Railroads have played an important part in the history of Death Valley. The Pacific Coast Borax Company first used the Death Valley Railroad to tra...

Reducere. The image of 20 mules hauling a train of wagons was once as popular as the golden arches are today. Everyone knew what it meant. It was the tradema...

Reducere. From the 1870s to the turn of the century, while countless men gambled their fortunes in Death Valley's mines, many bold women capitalized on the b...

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Reducere. Arizona's ghost towns exemplify man's courage, tenacity, and perhaps even foolishness in his search for wealth. Inevitable by-products of the devel...

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Reducere. DescriptionThis is the story of five towns located in New York s Hudson River Valley that met their demise as quickly as they were established. Fro...

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Reducere. DescriptionA guide to 25 of Montana's ghost towns Learn the history, reminisce with black and white photos and get directions to take you there

Reducere. There is something romantic yet harshly concrete about an abandoned town. Dreams, conflicts, and losses still haunt what remains, so it's no wonder...

Reducere. Survival comes hard in the frozen wilderness.When a gang of wanted men seeks refuge in the mountains, a bounty hunter enlists Moses Calhoun as a gu...

Reducere. Wind whistles through an abandoned mine shaft. A loose door knocks in the breeze. Cattle feed past the tilted skeleton of a barn. Underneath, if yo...

Reducere. This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the Uni...

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Reducere. The Rocky Mountain and Great Basin states are the heart of ghost-town country. Once-bustling pioneer outposts, mining camps, lumber towns, and rail...

Reducere. The first book of the twenty-first century on New Mexico's ghost towns, this illustrated survey is based on research, interviews, and the travels o...

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