Ghost Towns of Northern California
Ghost Towns of Northern California

Author: Susan Drew, Philip Varney, John Drew

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781610600804

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A travel guide to northern California's 50 deserted mining towns, plus the "ghost prison" of Alcatraz and a couple of Chinese fishing villages in the San Francisco Bay area.

Gold Rush Ghost Towns of North Central California
Gold Rush Ghost Towns of North Central California

Author: John G. Edmonds

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-04-24

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781532930935

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The 1849 Gold Rush lives today throughout Northern California, from the name of a San Francisco football team to the many small towns -- including "ghost towns" -- scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada foothills. This book visits 10 of those towns, all for the fun of searching for gold and ghosts.

Ghost Towns of California
Ghost Towns of California

Author:

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2012-07-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 076034082X

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"A guide to the best ghost towns of California. Once thriving, these abandoned mining camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to explore these sites, including maps, directions, history, and photos"--Provided by publisher.

Bodie: The Gold-mining Ghost Town
Bodie: The Gold-mining Ghost Town

Author: Kari Schuetz

Publisher: Bellwether Media

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1681034247

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The wild reputation of Bodie was unmatched in the Old West. The California gold-mining town attracted a rough crowd. Bodie had gamblers, drinkers, gunslingers, and robbers all after riches. This high-interest childrenÕs title includes a wealth of information about the gold rush that once made Bodie a Òget richÓ destination.

Bodie
Bodie

Author: Pete Grady

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-05

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781612062211

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See and feel the nostalgic character of Bodie, an authentic gold rush town. Bodie ghost town, on the western edge of Northern California, gives us a clear glimpse of our Wild West history with its stunning allure, frozen-in-time culture, and arrested decay. This historical landmark is bursting with beautiful contradictions from its starkly rugged buildings to the smooth rolling hills that surround the town. Pete Grady is a photographer who loves to capture new views of the world around him and inspire other's imaginations to see the world from a different angle.

Ghost Towns of California
Ghost Towns of California

Author: Richard Miller

Publisher: American Traveler Press

Published: 1992-04-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781558381247

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A ghost town is only as good as the stories about it. The legends of bar-fights, famous visitors, and big findings of gold are throughout this book. It also has a good map and directions on locating the towns, some of which are "alive" today.

The Mining Camps Speak
The Mining Camps Speak

Author: Beth Sagstetter

Publisher: Benchmark Publishing (Company)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13:

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A guide to appreciating and understanding the history of abandoned mining camps shows how to use the techniques of an historical sleuth to identify and interpret what one sees at a ghost town.