Northern California Gold Rush Ghost Towns
Author : Christopher Bruce Perry
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Christopher Bruce Perry
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Susan Drew, Philip Varney, John Drew
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release :
Category : California, Northern
ISBN : 9781610600804
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.
Author : John G. Edmonds
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 2016-04-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781532930935
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.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 2001
Category : California, Northern
ISBN : 9780896584440
A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most
Author : Kari Schuetz
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,31 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1681034247
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.
Author : Pete Grady
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781612062211
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.
Author : Beth Sagstetter
Publisher : Benchmark Publishing (Company)
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 13,31 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
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.
Author : Remi A. Nadeau
Publisher : Crest Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,19 MB
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN :
Accounts of gold-rush days in the Mother Lode camps, with stories of bad men and gold seekers, from history and folklore.
Author : Rosemarie Mossinger
Publisher : Carl Mautz Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 25,62 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9780962194047
Author :
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 076034082X
"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.