Author : Carder Stout
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0757323545
Dr. Carder Stout's memoir about his fall from grace into addiction to crack; finding redemption in the most unlikely of places.
Author : Peter Bronski
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2013-03-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0899975186
In its heyday, Colorado had more than 175 ski areas operating on the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, and while many of those resorts have shut down, their runs still shelter secret stashes of snow. Pristine slopes await backcountry powder hounds out to discover these chutes and steeps, bunny hills and bumps. Chronicling the history of more than 36 of these "lost resorts," Powder Ghost Towns provides the beta for how to ski and board these classic runs today, with comprehensive information on trailheads, where to skin up, and the best descents. Coverage ranges from southern Wyoming's Medicine Bow Mountains to the Colorado-New Mexico border, including famous old resorts like Hidden Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Author : Diane Siebert
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 18,10 MB
Release : 2003
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 0618096736
A poem describing the rise and fall of Rhyolite, a town in the desert of southwestern Nevada which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then, a few years later, was deserted.
Author : Lisa M Russell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 143966501X
An archeologist reveals the mysterious world that disappeared under North Georgia’s man-made lakes in this fascinating history. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state’s controversial decision to dam the region’s rivers for power and water supply changed the landscape forever. Lost communities, forgotten crossroads, dissolving racetracks and even entire towns disappeared, with remnants occasionally peeking up from the depths during times of extreme drought. The creation of Lake Lanier displaced more than seven hundred families. During the construction of Lake Chatuge, busloads of schoolboys were brought in to help disinter graves for the community’s cemetery relocation. Contractors clearing land for the development of Lake Hartwell met with seventy-eight-year-old Eliza Brock wielding a shotgun and warning the men off her property. Georgia historian and archeologist Lisa Russell dives into the history hidden beneath North Georgia’s lakes.
Author : George A. Thompson
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780942688016
Author : Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 2008-12-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0307527948
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. In the old towns of the Wild West, there’s more to hear than the paint peeling from the deserted storefronts, more than the tumbleweeds somersaulting down the empty streets. If you listen hard, you can hear voices whispering stories. Stories like the one about the lost mine in Maiden, Montana, or how Wyatt Earp won the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. And don’t forget about the Bad Man from Bodie, California—he’s still searching for his lost finger! Can you hear them? “An entertaining collection.” –School Library Journal “Combining history and mystery…[Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories] recalls classic campfire tales.” –Booklist “A well conceived (and titled) collection…[of] chilling short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews
Author : Jim Hinckley
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 44,73 MB
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1610602471
Explore the mystery and beauty of historic ghost towns from Illinois to California with this gorgeously illustrated guide to America’s favorite highway. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than twenty-five ghost towns, rich in stories and history, complemented by gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James. Also includes directions and travel tips for your ghost-town explorations along Route 66.
Author : Mike Sonnenberg
Publisher : Huron Photo
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 20,88 MB
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 9780999433201
Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.
Author : Jeff Young
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,23 MB
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Liverpool (England)
ISBN : 9781908213921
Author : Jan MacKell Collins
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,34 MB
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1625857837
Throughout Teller County, history lovers can find abandoned towns and forgotten main streets that once bustled with life and commerce. Even before Teller was carved from surrounding counties, the scenic mountains and lucrative mines of the gold rush era brought thousands of settlers and attracted resort owners and tycoons eager to exploit the rich setting. Seemingly overnight, towns in the Cripple Creek District and other places popped up, flush with gold and people looking for opportunity. As the ore disappeared, the miners moved on in search of the next big lode. One by one, the towns were all but forgotten. Join Jan MacKell Collins and discover the booming history, lost towns and hardy settlers of Teller County.
