Ghost Towns of the American West
by Silverberg, Robert; Bjorklund, LorenceEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-06-01
Publisher(s): Ohio Univ Pr
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Summary
Silverberg brings these early mining towns back to life in the rowdy splendor of their heyday -- when eggs might cost three dollars apiece and a town's streets might be literally paved with silver.
Table of Contents
| Golden Ghosts | p. 1 |
| The California Gold Rush | p. 14 |
| California Mining Camps | p. 35 |
| Ghost Towns of California | p. 67 |
| The Boom Moves Inland | p. 95 |
| Phantom Cities of the Nevada Desert | p. 133 |
| On to the Rockies | p. 159 |
| The Prospectors Head North | p. 177 |
| Montana's Lawless Camps | p. 207 |
| Ghost Towns of the Southwest | p. 238 |
| The Last Ghost Towns | p. 269 |
| Bibliography | p. 295 |
| Index | p. 301 |
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